Andy Marsh Explained

Sir Andy Marsh
Term Start:	September 2021
Deputy1:	Sarah Crew
Term Start1:	February 2016
Term End1:	1 July 2021^[1]
Successor1:	Sarah Crew
Term Start2:	2013
Term End2:	2016
Birth Name:	Andrew David Marsh
Birth Place:	Liverpool, England
Citizenship:	United Kingdom
Awards:	Knight Bachelor (2024) Queen's Police Medal (2018)

Sir Andrew David Marsh, (born 1966) is a senior British police officer. He has been the chief executive officer of the College of Policing since September 2021.^[2]

Biography

Marsh was born in 1966 in Liverpool, England.^[3]

His policing career commenced as a recruit at Avon and Somerset in 1987.^[4] He later became assistant chief constable (ACC) for Wiltshire Police, then ACC for Avon and Somerset, then chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary.^[4] From February 2016 to July 2021, he was chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police.^[5]

He was knighted in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours "for services to policing".

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
		2024 King's Birthday Honours
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	2017 New Year Honours^[6]
		2002 UK Version of this Medal
		2012 UK Version of this Medal
		2022 UK Version of this Medal
		2023 UK Version of this Medal

Notes and References

1. News: Chaffey . Jess . Chief Constable Andy Marsh leaves Avon and Somerset Police . 1 July 2021 . Chard and Ilminster News . 1 July 2021.
2. News: Andy Marsh named new CEO of College of Policing . . 12 August 2021 . 21 September 2021.
3. Web site: Marsh, Andrew David, (born 20 March 1966), Chief Executive Officer, College of Policing, since 2021 . . Oxford University Press . 14 July 2024 . en . 1 December 2022.
4. Web site: Chief Constable Andy Marsh. 8 May 2021 . Avon and Somerset Police.
5. News: Andy Marsh: Avon and Somerset Police chief to leave role . . 7 April 2021 . 8 May 2021.
6. News: Queen's Police Medal: Andrew David Marsh . 30 December 2017 . . 28 June 2021.