David Strang QPM BSc MSc Chief Constable Lothian & Borders Police

David Strang was appointed Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police on 29 March 2007. Born in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow Academy and Loretto School, Musselburgh, he graduated with a BSc degree in Engineering Science from the University of Durham and a MSc degree in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck College, University of London.

Mr Strang joined the Metropolitan Police in 1980 and, rising through the ranks, had operational postings in several territorial divisions, CID, Career Development, Territorial Support Group, a secondment to the Police Staff College and was also for a time Staff Officer to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner. His final post in the force was as Divisional Commander of Wembley Division.

In September 1998 he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable in Lothian and Borders Police with responsibility for all Uniform, Traffic and CID functions within the City of Edinburgh area, and was responsible for the planning and delivery of policing at large events such as the Opening of the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party.

In August 2001 he became Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary where he demonstrated his strong commitment to community policing and to building relationships at all levels. He chaired the Alcohol & Drug Action Team and the Youth Justice Strategy Group and was an active member of a number of region-wide partnerships.

He is a past President of the Association of Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS), having served for the year 2004-05, and is currently Chair of the ACPOS Criminal Justice Business Area, the ACPOS representative on the National Criminal Justice Board and a member of the ACPOS Crime Business Area. He was a member of the McInnes Committee reviewing summary justice in Scotland and a member of the Sentencing Commission established in 2003.

He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee Birthday Honours in 2002.