Heather Fong
Police officer, Person
1956 –
Who is Heather Fong?
Heather Jeanne Fong is the former chief of police for San Francisco, California, United States. Her ancestral roots are in Ho Chung village, Chung Shan County, Guangdong Province, China. She is the first woman to lead the San Francisco Police Department, and the first Asian American woman to head a major metropolitan city police force. She is also the second Asian American police chief in SFPD history, the other being Fred Lau.
Fong became the Interim San Francisco police chief in January 2004 after Alex Fagan Sr. was reassigned by Gavin Newsom. She became the permanent police chief in April 2004.
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- Born
- 1956
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- San Francisco State University
- University of San Francisco
- Lived in
- San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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