Ian Stewart (police commissioner)

Ian Duncan Hunter Stewart AO APM is a retired police officer who served as the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service from 2012 until 2019. In 2019 Stewart was appointed the Queensland State Recovery Coordinator.

Commissioner
Ian Stewart
AO APM
Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service
In office
1 November 2012 (2012-11-01) – 7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)
Preceded byBob Atkinson
Succeeded byKatarina Carroll
State Recovery Coordinator
Assumed office
18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
Preceded byMajor General Stuart Smith
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland
ProfessionPolice officer

Career

Stewart was inducted as a constable to the Queensland Police Force with registered number 8661 on 14 December 1973, after growing up in Toowoomba.[1][2] Six of his first seven years was spent policing in Townsville.[2] He completed a Master of Public Policy and Administration and a Bachelor of Business qualifications.[3]

From Deputy Commissioner (Regional Operations) he was announced as Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service on 3 September 2012, commencing 1 November 2012.[4][2][5]

On 1 January 2013 Stewart announced the commencement of the Queensland Police Service Renewal Program, which included organisational restructure. The review proposed a new vision for the Service with key objectives being to stop crime, make the community safer and build relationships across the community, aimed at delivering improved frontline policing and community services.[6]

His contract was extended for three more years, from 1 November 2017.[7][3] Stewart however prior to contract expiry announced his retirement on 25 February 2019 to take effect in July 2019.[8]

On 18 October 2019 Stewart was named the new State Recovery Coordinator by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.[9]

Honours and awards

Honours and awardsDate awardedCitation
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)26 January 2020distinguished service to law enforcement as Commissioner of Police in Queensland, and to the community.[10]
Australian Police Medal (APM)26 January 2005[11]
National Emergency Medal
National Police Service Medal
National Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal1 July 2020Papua New Guinean ribbon of the medal.
Commissioner's Award for Meritorious Service
Queensland Police Service Medal (with relevant years of service clasp)
2010-2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation
QPS 150 Years Citation

References
  1. "QP Book of Names 1864 - 1974" (PDF). Queensland Police Service. The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "New Queensland Police Commissioner appointed". Queensland Government ministerial statements. The State of Queensland (Premier). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. "Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart APM". Queensland Government ministerial statements. The State of Queensland (Premier and Minister for the Arts). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Top post for Stewart". Warwick Daily News. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. "Stewart named as new Qld Police Commissioner". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. "New QPS structure commences". Queensland Police Service. The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. "Statement from Commissioner Ian Stewart regarding his contract". Queensland Police Service. The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. "Premier Pays Tribute to Commissioner Ian Stewart". Queensland Government ministerial statements. The State of Queensland (Premier and Minister for Trade). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. "Former police commissioner Ian Stewart tasked with bushfire recovery". Brisbane Times. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. Stehle, Mark (25 January 2020). "Australia Day Honours 2020: Full list of recipients". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. "Assistant Commissioner Ian Duncan STEWART". Australian Government. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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