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Hugh Orde | |
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 Orde, speaking at the NHS Confederation Conference in 2012 | |
| Born | Hugh Stephen Roden Orde (1958-08-27)27 August 1958 (age 66) London, United Kingdom |
| Police career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Department | Police Service of Northern Ireland |
| Rank | Chief constable |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire,Queen's Police Medal |
Sir Hugh Stephen Roden Orde,OBE, QPM (born 27 August 1958) is a retired British police officer who was the president of theAssociation of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), representing the 44 police forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Between 2002 and 2009, he was theChief Constable of thePolice Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). He holds a degree in Public Administration (BA) from theUniversity of Kent.
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Orde joined London'sMetropolitan Police Service in 1977. He rose quickly through the ranks, becoming a Superintendent in theTerritorial Support Group. Later, as Commander responsible for the service's Community Safety and Partnership section, Orde took part in the latter phase of the enquiry into the murder ofStephen Lawrence and its subsequent handling by the police. He became a member (known as a 'graduate') ofCommon Purpose UK and attended the Matrix course in West London in 1994/95.
While he was aDeputy assistant commissioner, Orde was assigned to the senior staff of theStevens Report, which investigated government collusion insectarian killings in Northern Ireland. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001. Hugh Orde was appointed Chief Constable of the PSNI (which replaced theRoyal Ulster Constabulary) on 29 May 2002, taking over from Acting Chief ConstableColin Cramphorn on 1 September 2002. He wasknighted for his services to policing in 2005.
In April 2009, he announced he was stepping down as Chief Constable of Northern Ireland to become president of theAssociation of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), assuming the position in the following autumn[1] and holding it until 2015.[2] After his retirement from Northern Ireland he became director of the Police National Assessment Centre and in November 2013 Patron of the national police charity thePolice Roll of Honour Trust, joiningSir Stephen House andSir Bernard Hogan-Howe as joint patrons.[3] In 2010 he was awarded theQueen's Police Medal.
In a 2010 speech at Oxford in which he discussed the threat of thedissident Irish republican campaign, Orde suggested that "To borrow a phrase from the past, we may be at an 'acceptable level of violence'—albeit at a far lower level than when the phrase was first coined", given that dissident republicans were unlikely to respond to negotiation.Democratic Unionist Party MLAJimmy Spratt called Orde's comments "outrageous" and an insult to those killed by dissident republicans.[4]
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| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| Knight Bachelor (Kt) |
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| Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
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| Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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| Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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| Preceded by Colin Cramphorn (acting) | Chief Constable of thePolice Service of Northern Ireland 2002–2009 | Succeeded by Judith Gillespie (acting) |