Ronald Gregory | |
|---|---|
 Gregory in 1980 | |
| Born | 23 October 1921 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 9 April 2010 (aged 88) |
| Police career | |
| Force | |
| Service years | 1941–1983 |
| Rank | Chief Constable |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 (RAFVR) 1944–1946 (RNVR) |
| Rank | Flying officer Sub-lieutenant |
| Unit | Fleet Air Arm |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Ronald Gregory, CBE, QPM, DL (23 October 1921 – 9 April 2010), was a British police officer who served as chief constable of West Yorkshire Constabulary and then West Yorkshire Police from 1969 to 1983. He was head of the police force during its five-year manhunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.
Having been born in Preston, Lancashire, Gregory served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Having returned to civilian life in 1946, he served as a police officer and detective in his home town of Preston. In 1962 or 1963, he was appointed deputy chief constable of Blackpool. He was then chief constable of Plymouth City Police before becoming deputy chief constable of the newly created Devon and Cornwall Police. In 1969, he became chief constable of West Yorkshire Constabulary, where he would spend the rest of his career.