Tayside Police Museum
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Tayside Police has had seven Chief Constables since its formation in 1975


Chief Constable Justine Curran
Chief Constable Justine Curran
2010 -


Kevin Mathieson John Vine CBE QPM BA MSc FCIPD William Spence QPM LLB AB Jack Bowman CBE QPM
Kevin Mathieson
2008 - 2009



John Vine
CBE QPM BA MSc FCIPD
2000 - 2008

William Spence
QPM LLB BA
1995 - 2000


Jack Bowman
CBE QPM
1984 - 1995


Robert Sim MBE QPM John Little OBE QGM QPM    
Robert S Sim
MBE QPM
1980 - 1984

John R Little
OBE QGM QPM
1975 - 1980

   



City of Dundee Police 1824 - 1975

John R Little John H Orr James C Pattison Joseph Neilans
John R Little
1968 - 1975

John H Orr
1960 - 1968

James C Pattison
1945 - 1960

Joseph Neilans
1936 - 1945

John McDonald John Carmichael David Dewar
John McDonald
1931 - 1936

John Carmichael
1909 - 1931

David Dewar
1876 - 1909

Donald Mackay
1844 - 1876

William Mackison
1844

David Corstorphan
1839 - 1844

James Drummond
1834 - 1839

John Home
1825 - 1834

Alexander Downie
1824 - 1825

John Low
1824



Perth & Kinross Constabulary 1964 - 1975
Perthshire & Kinross-shire Constabulary 1930 - 1964
Perthshire Constabulary 1839 - 1930

Donald Allan MacInnes James Coutts Alexander C Sim
Donald Allan MacInnes
1963 - 1975

George R Glendinning
1951 - 1963

James Coutts
1949 - 1951

Alexander C Sim
1935 - 1949

Matthew J Martin George Gordon
Matthew J Martin
1912 - 1935

John MacPherson
1886 - 1912

John Dodd
1877 - 1886

George Gordon
1855 - 1877

Joseph J Grove
1842 - 1855

No Chief Constable
1839 - 1842




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