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Sir Ian Warwick Blair, QPM (born 19 March 1953 ) is Commissioner Of The Metropolitan Police (head of the Metropolitan Police Service ). He is not related to Tony Blair , the former British Prime Minister , despite sharing a surname. His position is considered to be the most senior position in the police forces of the UK , and as such he is referred to frequently in the press as Britain's Top Police Officer. However, he only has authority over the Metropolitan Police, as a Chief Constable would in other forces. EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER After attending Wrekin College , Shropshire and Harvard High School , Los Angeles Ian Blair read English Language and English Literature at Christ Church , Oxford . He was awarded a second-class degree. 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 the Police. 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. |
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