Andrew Scipione

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name = Andrew Scipione APM


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order = New South Wales Police Force Commissioner
term_start = 31 August, 2007
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predecessor = Ken Moroney AO APM
successor = Incumbent
birth_date = 31 March 1958 Fact|date=May 2008
birth_place = London, England [http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/nsw/content/2006/s1966405.htm Stateline NSW ] ]
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religion = Baptist


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Andrew Scipione APM is the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, succeeding Ken Moroney on 31 August 2007.

Personal

Scipione is married, with three children is the son of an Irish mother and an Italian father.

Career

Scipione joined the Australian Bureau of Customs in 1978 before moving over to the New South Wales Police Force in 1980. He has worked in a number of sections including a secondment to the National Crime Authority of Australia in 1985, with Bankstown detectives, the Special Gaming Squad, Hurstville and Sydney City general duties. In 1992, Scipione became the Operations Controller of the Joint Technical Services Group (JTSG), in 1995 the Commander of the Special Technical Investigation Branch (STIB), in 1998 the Chief of Staff to then Police Commissioner Peter Ryan [http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/knockabout-teetotaller-now-police-commissioner/2007/06/24/1182623748480.html "Brisbane Times" "Knockabout, teetotaller, now police commissioner" June 25, 2007] ] , in 2001 the Commander of Special Crime & Internal Affairs. Scipione was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 2002.

He holds a Masters degree in Management from Macquarie University, Sydney Australia. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute (2004). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Scipione played a crucial role as the head of the New South Wales for APEC Australia 2007 leaders week held in Sydney.

References

External links

* [http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/commissioner Commissioner Andrew P Scipione APM MM] - Official profile on NSW Police website