Andrew Colvin is an Australian

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who was the

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of the

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from September 2014 to September 2019. On 5 January 2020, Colvin was appointed to lead the newly-established

National Bushfire Recovery Agency The National Emergency Management Agency is an Australian government executive agency to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts, bushfires and floods. It is an agency of the Department of Home Affairs. The agency was form ...

Early life and education

From July 2009 and May 2010 he studied for and received a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University’s

John F. Kennedy School of Government The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

Career

Colvin joined the

in 1990 and has worked in policing

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, politically motivated crime, illegal

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and

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. He oversaw Australia's policing response to the

2002 Bali bombings The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalit ...

, for which he was awarded the

Medal of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

(OAM), upgraded to the AO in 2022 in 2003, and the Australian Embassy bombings in

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. In 2008 Colvin was awarded the

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(APM). He replaced Commissioner Tony Negus as head of the AFP in September 2014 AFP Media Release
and did not seek a contract extension and stepped down from the role in September 2019.

Career chronology

* 1990: Joined Australian Federal Police * 2002: Superintendent, National Coordinator Counter Terrorism * 2003:

(OAM) * 2005: Chief of Staff * 2006: Assistant Commissioner * 2007: Street Review * 2008: National Manager High Tech Crime Operations * 2008:

(APM) * 2010: Masters in Public Administration * 2010: Deputy Commissioner Operations * 2014: Appointed Commissioner * 2019: Stepped down as Commissioner * 2022: Promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the

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for "distinguished service to law enforcement, to counter terrorism initiatives, and to bushfire recovery programs".

Personal life

Andrew Colvin is married with two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colvin, Andrew Commissioners of the Australian Federal Police Harvard Kennedy School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Police Medal