Rafael Piñeiro
Rafael Piñeiro | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy New York City Police Commissioner | |
| In office September 2010 – October 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Raymond W. Kelly |
| Preceded by | George Grasso |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin B. Tucker |
| Chief of Personnel, New York City Police Department | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Preceded by | James Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Dale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Piñeiro 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Alma mater | New York Institute of Technology Brooklyn Law School New York University Columbia University Harvard University |
Rafael Piñeiro (born 1949) is the former First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and at that time the highest ranking Hispanic American member of the NYPD. In November 2013, he was rumored to be on Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's short list to replace Ray Kelly as NYPD Commissioner.