Peter Ryan (police officer)
Peter Ryan | |
|---|---|
| 19th Commissioner of New South Wales Police | |
| In office 30 August 1996 – 17 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Lauer |
| Succeeded by | Ken Moroney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1944 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 15 December 2025 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Barbara
(m. 1965; div. 1974)Ruth (m. 2013) |
| Alma mater | University of Lancaster Macquarie University |
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Peter James Ryan (18 May 1944 – 15 December 2025) was a British police officer. He was appointed by New South Wales premier Bob Carr as the Australian state's police commissioner in 1996 in order to restore public confidence after the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. Ryan led the force through one of its most turbulent periods, stepping down in 2002.