Martin Surl

Martin Surl is a retired British police officer and consultant who is the Independent Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner. The first person to hold the post, he was elected on 15 November 2012.[1]

Martin Surl
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner
Assumed office
15 November 2012
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Born and raised in Gloucestershire, Surl joined the Gloucestershire Constabulary in May 1980. He later became a detective and was promoted to Superintendent in 2000. In 2001 Surl was seconded to the Estonian Ministry of Justice to help modernise that country's police service and develop crime reduction partnerships.

In 2005, Surl received the Estonian Order of Merit in recognition of his work to introduce child protection measures.

In 2007, Surl was seconded to the Association of Chief Police Officers, Terrorism and Allied Matters branch (ACPO, TAM) to help set up the UK's policing anti-terrorism network.

In 2012 Surl beat Victoria Atkins (Conservative) and two other candidates for the Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commission. Atkins won on first preference votes, but Surl won the second preferences that were allocated. He was re-elected on 5 May 2016 for another 4-year term.[2]

References
  1. "Gloucestershire PCC vote: Independent Martin Surl elected". BBC News. BBC. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. "Independent Martin Surl wins Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner election". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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