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Deputy Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force | |
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Incumbent Lian Ghim Hua (Operations) How Kwang Hwee (Policy) Zhang Wei Han (Investigation and Intelligence) | |
Singapore Police Force | |
Abbreviation | DC |
Reports to | Minister for Home Affairs |
Appointer | President of Singapore |
Term length | No term limit |
First holder | Kenneth Bruce Stewart |
The Deputy Commissioner of Police is the deputy head of the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
Deputy Commissioner of Police | Term | Ref |
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Kenneth Bruce Stewart | 1860s | |
Patrick Joseph Shannon | 1947–1950 | [1] |
Edmund Victor Fowler | 1950 | [2] |
Song Kok Hoo | 1953–1961 | |
Khoo Boon Hui | 1995–1997 | |
Goh Liang Kwang | 1997–2008 | |
Wong Hong Kuan | 2010–2011 | |
Raja Kumar s/o Thamby Rajah | 2011–2014 | |
Hoong Wee Teck (Investigation & Intelligence) | 2013–2014 | |
Lim Kok Thai (Policy) | 2015–2018 | [3] [4] |
Tan Chye Hee (Investigations & Intelligence) | 2015–2018 | [5] |
Lau Peet Meng (Operations) | 2015–2018 | [5] |
Jerry See Buck Thye (Policy) | 2018–2024 | [5] |
Florence Chua Siew Lian (Investigations & Intelligence) | 2018–2022 | [5] |
Tan Chye Hee (Operations) | 2018–2019 | [5] |
Tan Hung Hooi (Operations) | 2019–2022 | |
How Kwang Hwee (Policy) | 2022–present | |
Lian Ghim Hua (Operations) | 2022–present | |
Zhang Wei Han (Investigations & Intelligence) | 2024-present |
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