List of commissioners of the Western Australia Police Force
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The Western Australian Police Commissioner is the head of the Western Australia Police Force. The rank of Commissioner was formalised in 1887; prior to then the rank of Superintendent was more commonly used.[1][2]
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Term | Name | References |
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1853–1856 | John Augustus Conroy | |
1856–1857 | Frederick Palgrave Barlee | [3][4][5]: 127 |
1857 | William Hogan | [6]: 1503 |
1857–1858 | Alfred Hawes Stone | [7]: 2956 |
1858 | Charles Symmons | [7]: 2999 |
1858–1860 | Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell | [5]: 585 |
1861–1866 | William Hogan | [8][6]: 1503 |
1866–1867 | Robert Henry Crampton | [5]: 702 |
1867–1871 | Gustavus Edward Cockburn Hare | [6]: 1364 |
1871 | William Henry Timperley | [9][7]: 3070 |
1871–1887 | Matthew Skinner Smith | [10][11][7]: 2872 |
1887–1900 | George Braithwaite Phillips | [12][13][14]: 2479 |
1900 | William Chipper Lawrence | [14]: 1815 |
1900–1912 | Frederick Arthur Hare | [6]: 1363 |
1912–1933 | Robert Connell | [15][5]: 618 |
1933–1934 | William Douglas | [16] |
1934–1945 | David Hunter | [17] |
1945–1951 | John Doyle | [18] |
1951–1958 | Thomas Andersen | [19] |
1958–1965 | James O'Brien | |
1965–1971 | Richard Napier | |
1971–1975 | Athol Wedd | |
1975–1981 | Owen Leitch | |
1981–1985 | John Porter | |
1985–1994 | Brian Bull | |
1994–1999 | Robert (Bob) Falconer | [20] |
1999–2004 | Barry Matthews | |
2004–2017 | Karl O'Callaghan | |
2017–2022 | Chris Dawson | |
2022– | Col Blanch | [21][22][23] |
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