Walt Monegan

Walt Monegan
Monegan in 2007
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Public Safety
Assumed office
April 1, 2016
GovernorBill Walker
DeputyWilliam H. Comer
Preceded byGary Folger
In office
2006 – July 11, 2008
GovernorSarah Palin
Commissioner of Alaska Department of Corrections
Acting
In office
2015–2016
GovernorBill Walker
Preceded byRod Taylor
Succeeded byDean Williams
Chief of Police of Anchorage, Alaska
In office
February 2001–2006
MayorGeorge Wuerch
Mark Begich
Personal details
BornWalter Carleton Monegan III
May 1951 (age 74)
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Walter Carleton Monegan III (born May 1951) is an American politician and the former Police Chief of Anchorage, Alaska, and later Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of Alaska. His dismissal in July 2008 by Alaska governor Sarah Palin drew considerable attention, particularly in the wake of Palin's selection as the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Republican Party the following month. Monegan accused Palin of not telling the truth about the reasons for his dismissal.

In April, 2016, Alaska Governor Bill Walker reappointed Monegan as the Commissioner of Public Safety.