Roger Charles Hirst (born July 1960) is an English politician, the current
Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioner for Essex, representing the
Conservative Party
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. He was
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to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent,
Nick Alston
Nicholas Kenneth Alston (born 2 September 1952) is a British former Conservative Essex Police and Crime Commissioner.
Alston was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012. The turn-out in Essex for the 2012 PCC elec ...
.
He was re-elected in 2021.
Mr Hirst was a Cabinet Member for
Essex County Council
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, and Deputy Leader of
Brentwood Borough Council Brentwood may refer to:
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("BBC"), until he stood down to focus on the PCC campaign. He was first elected as a BBC councillor for the ward of Hutton South in an
2009 by election.
References
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1960 births
Living people
Police and crime commissioners in England
Conservative Party police and crime commissioners
Members of Essex County Council