Ronnie Flanagan

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Sir Ronald Flanagan, GBE (born 25 March 1949 in Belfast) was the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland since its creation in 2001 to 2002, and had been Chief Constable of its predecessor, the Royal Ulster Constabulary until 2001.

He joined the RUC in 1970 while studying Physics at Queen's University of Belfast. He quit in 2002, amid criticism over the handling of the Omagh bombing, and was replaced by Hugh Orde. Since then he has served in Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and was appointed as HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in 2005. He has been tasked to review the police arrangements in British-occupied Iraq in December 2005.

[edit] References

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/1704256.stm
• http://www.serve.com/pfc/policing/ronnie.htm
• http://politics.guardian.co.uk/northernirelandassembly/story/0,9061,1663262,00.html

Police Appointments
Preceded by: Hugh Annesley	Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary 1996 — 2001	Succeeded by: Last incumbent
Preceded by: First incumbent	Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 2001 — 2002	Succeeded by: Colin Cramphorn (acting)