Chief Constable Justine Curran

Tayside Joint Police Board is pleased to announce today (04/02/10) the appointment of Justine Curran (42) as the new Chief Constable of Tayside Police, making her the first female Chief Constable of the Force.

Justine joined Tayside Police in 2009 as Deputy Chief Constable and has been Acting Chief Constable of the Force since Kevin Mathieson retired in August 2009.

Born in Sheffield, Justine grew up in Lancashire before moving to Hull where she studied Classical Studies.

She joined Greater Manchester Police in 1989, where her first post was as a Constable in Wigan. In 1991 she was promoted to Sergeant, and then to Inspector in 1995. In 1998 she was promoted once again to Chief Inspector with responsibility for policing Manchester City Centre. After a brief move to become a Superintendent at Merseyside Police, Justine returned to Greater Manchester Police in 2003 where she became Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander for North Manchester Division.