Jon Boutcher
Jon Boutcher | |
|---|---|
| Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Mark Hamilton Bobby Singleton |
| Preceded by | Simon Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Police officer |
Jonathan Michael Boutcher QPM (born 10 October 1965) is a senior British police officer. He was appointed as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 7 November 2023. He served as interim Chief Constable from 12 October 2023 whilst the recruitment process was ongoing to appoint someone permanently. He was the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police from 2015 until April 2019. He also leads Operation Kenova, a series of historical investigations into murders which occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Kenova published its interim report Archived 2024-03-08 at the Wayback Machine outlining its findings on 8 March 2024.
Boutcher was a senior commander in the Metropolitan Police operation that saw Jean Charles de Menezes shot dead in London in July 2005.
Boutcher was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2015 Birthday Honours.