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'''Sir Edward Crew''' (born 13 January 1946)<ref name="pride">{{Cite journal| title = Knighted police chief shares award pride| journal = The Birmingham Post| accessdate = 2013-02-03| date = 2000-12-30| url = https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68612339|via=[[Questia Online Library]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> was the [[Chief Constable]] of the [[West Midlands Police]] from August 1996<ref name="Lot">{{Cite journal| title = A policeman's lot is NOT a happy one.| journal = [[Birmingham Evening Mail]]| accessdate = 2013-02-03| date = 1999-02-16| url = https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60347774|via=[[Questia Online Library]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> – 2002.
'''Sir Edward Crew''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|QPM|OStJ|DL}} (born 13 January 1946)<ref name="pride">{{Cite journal| title = Knighted police chief shares award pride| journal = The Birmingham Post| accessdate = 2013-02-03| date = 2000-12-30| url = https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68612339|via=|url-access=}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> was the [[Chief Constable]] of [[Northamptonshire Police]] from 1993 to 1996, and of [[West Midlands Police]] from August 1996 to 2002.<ref name="Lot">{{Cite journal| title = A policeman's lot is NOT a happy one.| journal = [[Birmingham Evening Mail]]| accessdate = 2013-02-03| date = 1999-02-16| url = https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60347774|via= |url-access=}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref>


Sir Edward Crew joined the Metropolitan Police as a Cadet age 16 in 1965. He rose through the ranks to chief superintendent and was appointed to Kent County Constabulary where he served as an assistant and the deputy chief constable. In 1988 he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies. In 1993 he was appointed chief constable of Northamptonshire and in 1996 he was appointed chief constable for the West Midlands. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1990 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in 1997. He was knighted in 2001 and in the same year awarded an honorary doctor of laws at Birmingham University.
Crew joined the Metropolitan Police as a Cadet in 1965. He rose through the ranks to chief superintendent and was appointed to [[Kent County Constabulary]] where he served as an assistant and the deputy chief constable.
He was knighted in the [[New Year Honours 2001|2001 New Year Honours]].<ref name="pride" />


In 1988, he attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]]. In 1993, he was appointed chief constable of [[Northamptonshire Police]] and, in 1996, he was appointed chief constable for the West Midlands. He was awarded the [[Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service]] in 1990 and was appointed a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] on 8 October 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-55778-276 |website=The London Gazette |access-date=23 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He was knighted in 2001 and in the same year awarded an honorary doctorate of laws at Birmingham University. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[New Year Honours 2001|2001 New Years Honours List]].<ref name="pride" />
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In 2011-2012, Crewe provided advice and research support to [[Tom Winsor]] during his ''Independent Review of Police Office and Staff Remuneration and Conditions''.<ref name="HO">{{cite web|url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/released-information1/foi-archive-about-us/23256-pay-whitecase-edwardcrewe/|title=Payments to White and Case and Sir Edward Crewe|publisher=[[Home Office]]|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref>

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In 2011–2012, Crewe provided advice and research support to [[Tom Winsor]] during his ''Independent Review of Police Office and Staff Remuneration and Conditions''.<ref name="HO">{{cite web|url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information/released-information1/foi-archive-about-us/23256-pay-whitecase-edwardcrewe/|title=Payments to White and Case and Sir Edward Crewe|publisher=[[Home Office]]|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref>

His daughter is Dame [[Lynne Owens]].

==Honours==

===Commonwealth honours===
; Commonwealth honours

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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 2001–present || [[Knight Bachelor]] (Kt) || [[New Year Honours 2001|2001 New Year Honours List]]
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 1990–present || [[Queen's Police Medal]] (QPM) || "For distinguished service"
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || || Officer of the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]] (OStJ) ||
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 6 February 2002{{spaced ndash}}present || [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]] ||
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 1987–present || [[Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal]] ||
22 years' full time police service
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| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} || 8 October 1999{{spaced ndash}}present || [[Deputy lieutenant|Deputy Lieutenant]] of [[Counties of England|County]] of the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] (DL)<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-55778-276 |website=The London Gazette |access-date=23 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ||
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===Scholastic===

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| {{Flagu|England}} || '''2001''' || [[University of Birmingham]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD) <ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham Since 2000 |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/university/governance/honorary-degrees-of-the-university-of-birmingham-since-2000.pdf |website=The University of Birmingham |access-date=23 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> || Yes
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 22 July 2024

Sir Edward Crew
QPM OStJ DL
Born13 January 1946
OccupationChief Constable
Employer(s)Northamptonshire Police
West Midlands Police

Sir Edward Crew QPM OStJ DL (born 13 January 1946)[1] was the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police from 1993 to 1996, and of West Midlands Police from August 1996 to 2002.[2]

Crew joined the Metropolitan Police as a Cadet in 1965. He rose through the ranks to chief superintendent and was appointed to Kent County Constabulary where he served as an assistant and the deputy chief constable.

In 1988, he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies. In 1993, he was appointed chief constable of Northamptonshire Police and, in 1996, he was appointed chief constable for the West Midlands. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1990 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant on 8 October 1999.[3] He was knighted in 2001 and in the same year awarded an honorary doctorate of laws at Birmingham University. He was knighted in the 2001 New Years Honours List.[1]

In 2011–2012, Crewe provided advice and research support to Tom Winsor during his Independent Review of Police Office and Staff Remuneration and Conditions.[4]

His daughter is Dame Lynne Owens.

Honours

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Commonwealth honours

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Commonwealth honours
Location Date Appointment Notes
 United Kingdom 2001–present Knight Bachelor (Kt) 2001 New Year Honours List
 United Kingdom 1990–present Queen's Police Medal (QPM) "For distinguished service"
 United Kingdom Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)
 United Kingdom 6 February 2002 – present Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
 United Kingdom 1987–present Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

22 years' full time police service

 United Kingdom 8 October 1999 – present Deputy Lieutenant of County of the West Midlands (DL)[5]


Scholastic

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Honorary Degrees
Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address
 England 2001 University of Birmingham Doctor of Laws (LLD) [6] Yes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Knighted police chief shares award pride". The Birmingham Post. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2013.[dead link]
  2. ^ "A policeman's lot is NOT a happy one". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 February 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2013.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands". The London Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Payments to White and Case and Sir Edward Crewe". Home Office. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands". The London Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham Since 2000" (PDF). The University of Birmingham. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
Police appointments
Preceded by Chief Constable of the West Midlands
1996–2002 		Succeeded by
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