Former RUC officer George Hamilton to be next PSNI chief

Assistant chief constable saw off challenge from Garda and London Met candidates

George Hamilton also served as assistant chief constable in the crime division in Strathclyde in Scotland from 2009 to 2011. Photograph: PA

George Hamilton also served as assistant chief constable in the crime division in Strathclyde in Scotland from 2009 to 2011. Photograph: PA

The next PSNI chief constable will be George Hamilton who currently is an assistant chief constable with the force, the North’s Policing Board has announced.

A nine-member appointment panel this evening selected Mr Hamilton to replace chief constable Matt Baggott who is due to retire in the summer.

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