Graham Shields Explained

Graham Shields
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Office:Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
Term Start:11 October 2010
Term End:31 January 2017

Graham Shields OBE was the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland from 11 October 2010 to 31 January 2017, having previously been Assistant Chief Electoral Officer.[1] He had previously served as a police officer, reaching the senior rank of Chief Superintendent.[2]

Shields was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to electoral democracy.

He is a member of Northern Ireland's Human Rights Commission.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Graham Shields is new NI chief electoral officer. BBC News. 10 February 2011. 16 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Graham Shields . NIHRC . 11 October 2019 . 11 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011212808/http://www.nihrc.org/people/detail/graham-shields . dead .