Tim Godwin
Timothy John Godwin OBE QPM is a former British police officer, who served as Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, from July 2009 until November 2011. He held the post of Acting Commissioner, following the resignation of the Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson in July 2011 and remained in post until his replacement, Bernard Hogan-Howe, was formally appointed on 12 September 2011.
Tim Godwin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | |
| In office 16 July 2009 – 8 November 2011 | |
| Leader | Sir Paul Stephenson Bernard Hogan-Howe |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Craig Mackey |
| Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police | |
| In office 18 July 2011 – 12 September 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Hogan-Howe (as Commissioner) |
| In office December 2010 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Haywards Heath, Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Portsmouth Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Website | Profile |
Godwin had previously been Acting Deputy Commissioner from December 2008 following the promotion of the previous incumbent, Sir Paul Stephenson, to Commissioner; he was substantively appointed Deputy Commissioner in July 2009. He also briefly held the top job as Acting Commissioner in December 2010 when the then Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, took a leave of absence to undergo surgery to remove a tumour.
On 8 November 2011, Godwin announced that after 30 years in the police service he was to retire and take a role in the private sector.