Christopher Salmon

Christopher Salmon (born 5 June 1978) is a Conservative politician, who served as Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner, the largest police area in England and Wales, from November 2012 until May 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.[1]

For the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, see Chris Salmon.

Christopher Salmon
Salmon in 2013
Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
22 November 2012 – 11 May 2016
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byDafydd Llywelyn
Personal details
Born (1978-06-05) 5 June 1978
Presteigne, Powys, Wales
Political partyConservative

He stood for re-election to the post of Dyfed-Powys Police Commissioner at the elections held on Thursday 5 May 2016. However, he was defeated by Dafydd Llywelyn of Plaid Cymru. Since then he has lived and worked in London, most recently for Michael Gove.[2]

Early life and career

Salmon, one of four siblings, was born in Presteigne, Wales. He was educated at Winchester College; Pembroke College, Oxford University; and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he graduated as an Army Officer and served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Iraq.

He joined the British Army in 2003, becoming a press officer of The Rifles during his tour of Iraq. He left as a Captain. After the army, he matriculated to UCL and decided to read Russian.

Politics

In 2010,[3] Salmon stood as a Conservative candidate in the Llanelli constituency, receiving 5,381 votes (14.4%), the highest number of votes for the Conservatives in Llanelli since 1992, and the highest percentage of Conservative votes since 1997.

Miscellaneous

Salmon is a regular contributor to The Times.

He currently lives near Guildford.

References
  1. "Police commissioner: Dyfed-Powys elects Conservative Christopher Salmon". BBC News. BBC. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Michael Gove". 17 April 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  3. "Electoral Commission | Llanelli". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.


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