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Commissioner Of Police Of The Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police Service ). As such, he is in practice if not formally the most senior Police officer in the United Kingdom . He is not related to Tony Blair , the British Prime Minister . EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER Ian Blair was educated at in English Language and English Literature. He commenced his police career in 1974 as a Constable in the Soho area of London. He served in both uniform and CID in central London before leaving the Met in 1991 to be staff officer in HM Inspectorate Of Constabulary . In 1994, he moved to Thames Valley Police as Assistant Chief Constable , becoming Deputy Chief Constable there in 1997 . He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1999 and received a Knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2003 for services to policing. Formerly Deputy Commissioner , and before that Chief Constable of Surrey Police , he took up his current post on 1 February 2005 , taking over from Sir John Stevens (now Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington). JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES See Also: Jean Charles de Menezes Blair's public profile rose considerably when he issued statements during the London bombings on July 7 and 21 , 2005 . Sir Ian was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner at the time of the death of the Brazilian Jean Charles De Menezes . Demands have been made for his resignation especially by Alessandro Pereira , a cousin of Menezes. He is currently under investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission over accusations that he made false public statements after the shooting, and that he attempted to delay the original inquiry into the shooting. Following the discovery that de Menezes was not in fact a suspected , 22 September 2005 . Blair, or the Metropolitan Police, may face action for libel from one of his , 17 March 2006 . On , 28 March 2006 . FURTHER CONTROVERSIES In , 11 November 2005 . Blair is keen to be , 27 January 2006 . In 2006 . OPINION DIVIDED He has been described as a reform-minded, evidence-based moderniser who seeks change to ensure not only that matters are just and fair, but that policing is effective and up to date. On the other hand, Blair is a common target of the right-wing tabloid press, who oppose what they see as excess political correctness, describing Blair as 'New Labour's politically correct provisional wing' and frequently calling on him to resign over one issue or another. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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