Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore)

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Deputy Commissioner of the
Singapore Police Force
Incumbent
Lian Ghim Hua (Operations)
How Kwang Hwee (Policy)
Zhang Wei Han (Investigation and Intelligence)
Singapore Police Force
AbbreviationDC
Reports to Minister for Home Affairs
Appointer President of Singapore
Term length No term limit
First holderKenneth Bruce Stewart

The Deputy Commissioner of Police is the deputy head of the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

List of Deputy Commissioners of Police

Deputy Commissioner of PoliceTermRef
Kenneth Bruce Stewart1860s
Patrick Joseph Shannon 1947–1950 [1]
Edmund Victor Fowler 1950 [2]
Song Kok Hoo 1953–1961
Khoo Boon Hui 1995–1997
Goh Liang Kwang1997–2008
Wong Hong Kuan2010–2011
Raja Kumar s/o Thamby Rajah2011–2014
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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