Mark Hamilton

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is a senior Northern Ireland

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. He is currently serving as the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and has done so since January 2020.

Career

Hamilton began working with the

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in 1994. In March 2009, he was promoted to

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and District Commander for 'A' District, North and West

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. He joined the senior leadership team in July 2013 as Assistant Chief Constable for the Service Improvement Department. Hamilton was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland. In January 2020, the Northern Ireland Policing Board selected Hamilton to be the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. He took over following Drew Harris's move to the

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as their new

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References

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