Katy Bourne
| Katy Bourne | |
|---|---|
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police | |
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Assumed office 15 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Majority | 24,426 (12.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University |
| Profession | Police and Crime Commissioner |
Katy Elizabeth Bourne is a Conservative politician. She is the inaugural Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner.
Political career
Bourne was the National Chairman of the Conservative Women's Organisation,[1] until 2012 and served as a District Councillor (until March 2013) for Mid Sussex and is a school governor of Oriel High School[2] in Crawley. On 15 November 2012, she was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police with a majority of 24,426.
She draws a salary of £85,000.
At a meeting in Brighton, in October 2014, she suggested that cyclists should wear some type of identification, quoting statistics that she failed to explain in a subsequent interview with The Guardian national newspaper.[3]
She was appointed as Director to the Board of the College of Policing in 2013.
References
- ↑ "CWO :: People - Katy Bourne". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ "Katy Bourne » About Katy". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Peter (9 October 2014). "Police commissioner proposes ID for cyclists – but can't explain why or how". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Personal website
- Safer in Sussex 2012 PCC election manifesto
- Conservative PCC Election Broadcast Bourne's feature in the Conservative party political broadcast