Dame Lynne Owens | |
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| Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2023 Interim: September 2022 – February 2023 | |
| Commissioner | Sir Mark Rowley |
| Preceded by | Stephen House / Helen Ball (acting) / Lynne Owens (interim) |
| Director-General of the National Crime Agency | |
| In office 4 January 2016 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Bristow |
| Succeeded by | Graeme Biggar |
| Chief Constable of Surrey Police | |
| In office February 2012 – December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Nick Ephgrave |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| In office December 2010 – February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Allison |
| Succeeded by | Mark Rowley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1969 |
| Profession | Chief Police Officer |
| Awards | Queen's Police Medal (2008) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015) Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (2021) |
| a. ^ As First Deputy Director-General for Capabilities. b. ^ As Second Deputy Director-General for Operations. | |
Dame Lynne Gillian Owens, DCB, CBE, QPM, DL (born 29 January 1969) is a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. She was made interim Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in September 2022[1] before being confirmed as that role's permanent holder in February 2023,[2] the first-ever such female holder (Helen Ball previously held it on an acting basis in 2021-2022).
She was Assistant Commissioner of Central Operations, then Central Operations and Specialist Crime, with the Metropolitan Police Service from 2010 to 2012, and the Chief Constable of Surrey Police from 2012 to 2015. She then served as Director-General of the National Crime Agency from 2016 to 2021, making her one of the most senior law enforcement chiefs in the United Kingdom at the time.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pressreleasewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dame Lynne Owens announced as Met Deputy Commissioner". Metropolitan Police. 20 February 2023.
- ^ "National Crime Agency appoints Lynne Owens as director general". The Guardian. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.