Alex Marshall

Who is Alex Marshall?

Alexander John Marshall QPM, better known as Alex Marshall, is the Chief Constable of the College of Policing.

Marshall was previously Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary. He started his career in 1980 with the Metropolitan Police Service, transferring in 2000 to Cambridgeshire Constabulary. During this time he also worked as a consultant for the Home Office on bureaucracy in frontline policing. In 2004 he joined the Chief Constable's team in Thames Valley Police, where he was Gold Commander at Royal Ascot, and for the wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Marshall studied at Wolfson College and the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and he became a Cropwood Fellow in 1999. He obtained a Masters Degree in Criminology at the University of Cambridge in 2006.

Marshall's lead for ACPO is Air Support in Policing.

Marshall received the Queen's Police Medal in the Queen's 2009 Birthday Honours.