Top-ranking police officer of the Singapore Police Force
Commissioner of Police rank epaulettes
The Commissioner of Police is the head of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). The Commissioner is assisted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police , and reports to the Minister for Home Affairs . The current Commissioner of Police is Hoong Wee Teck.
The position was created with the Police Act of 1856 (and passed in 1857), in response to calls for a full-time dedicated police officer to helm the police force in response to escalating cases of violent crime in Singapore during that period. Thomas Dunman was appointed as a Deputy Magistrate and Superintendent of Police in 1843, before he assumed responsibilities as the first full-time Commissioner of Police in June 1857.
When Singapore , Malacca and Penang became Crown colonies of the British Empire in 1867, the role of the police commissioner was expanded to include that of the entire Straits Settlements , with the title changed to Inspector-General of Police . This lasted until the Japanese occupation of Singapore in 1942, before the position was restored as the Commissioner of Police in 1946 with the return of the British and the gradual instatement of self-governance.
The President of Singapore has the power to appoint the Commissioner of Police on the advice of the Cabinet.[ 1]
List of commissioners of police
Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force
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Portrait
Commissioner of Police
Took office
Left office
1
R E Foulger
1946
1951
2
J P Pennefather-Evans
1951
1952
3
Nigel G Morris
1952
1957
4
E Alan G Blades
1957
1963
5
John Le Cain
1963
1967
6
Cheam Kim Seang
1967
1971
7
Tan Teck Khim
1971
1979
8
Goh Yong Hong
1979
1992
9
Tee Tua Ba
1992
1997
10
Khoo Boon Hui
1997
2010
11
Ng Joo Hee
2010
2015
12
Hoong Wee Teck
2015
Incumbent
List of inspectors-general of police
Commissioner of the Straits Settlements Police
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Portrait
Commissioner of Police
Took office
Left office
1
Thomas Dunman
1857
1871
Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police
References
"Policing Singapore in the 19th & 20th centuries", Peer M. Akbur, Singapore Police Force, 2002 ISBN 981-04-7024-X
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