Ian Hopkins has been selected as the new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police by the Mayor Tony Lloyd, in his capacity as Police and Crime Commissioner.
Tony announced Sir Peter Fahy’s successor following a challenging interview process which involved representatives from a range of sectors including politics, faith, business, voluntary and community.

Ian joined GMP in April 2008 on promotion to Assistant Chief Constable. He started his career in Staffordshire in 1989 and in 1991 he transferred to Northamptonshire Police. In June 2003, he transferred to Cheshire Police where he was Divisional Commander for Chester and Ellesmere Port. In 2005, he took control of the Cheshire Eastern Area Basic Command Unit.

As an Assistant Chief Constable in GMP, Ian has had responsibility for Specialist Operations, Call Handling and Response Policing and territorial Divisions including Salford, Wigan and Trafford. Ian has much experience of managing large events such as Party Political Conferences, a number of high profile football games as well as significant protests, firearms incidents and critical incidents. 

Ian was also selected to undertake a three-month secondment as syndicate director for the 2011 Strategic Command Course at Bramshill.

Tony said: “I’d like to congratulate Ian and look forward to the Police and Crime Panel hearing next week where I hope members will endorse my choice.”

“Ian is a highly regarded figure in British policing and has extensive experience of the challenges of policing Greater Manchester. As Deputy Chief Constable he has been at the forefront of helping the service cope with the cuts imposed by government, while driving a programme of change to make the service more reflective of the community it serves. This strategic expertise is complemented by first-rate operational experience of leading the police response to major incidents such as the 2011

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