Lorne Green
Lorne Edmond Green is a Canadian-born English politician and former diplomat, who is the current Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, representing the Conservative Party. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent, Stephen Bett.[1]
Lorne Edmond Green | |
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| Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Bett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 |
| Citizenship | British, Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Snettisham, Norfolk |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University |
| Website | Official website  |
Biography
Diplomacy
Born in Nova Scotia, Green is a graduate of Dalhousie University in Halifax.[2] He joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs after graduation, and held diplomatic posts in Pakistan, Iran and Yugoslavia, as well as serving at the Canadian High Commission in London under Paul Martin,[2] where he was promoted to become the mission's press officer.[3] In the 1980s, he served on NATO's Nuclear Planning Group in Brussels dealing with the controversy surrounding cruise missiles, and was also Director of Nuclear and Arms Control Policy in the Department of National Defence in Ottawa, Ontario.[4]
In 1998, he left External Affairs to help form the World Nuclear Transport Institute in London, and later retired from the diplomatic world in 2011, opening a coffee shop in Snettisham.[2]
Police and Crime Commissioner
In 2015, Green was approached by the local Conservative Party association to stand in the 2016 election for Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner, which he won in May 2016.[2]
Electoral record
| Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Lorne Green | 42,928 | 27.76% | 17,133 | 60,061 | 54.43 |
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| Labour | Chris Jones | 37,141 | 24.02% | 13,146 | 50,287 | 45.57 |
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| UKIP | David Moreland | 27,030 | 17.48% |
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| Independent | Stephen Bett | 25,527 | 16.51% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jacky Howe | 12,838 | 8.30% |
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| Green | Martin Schmierer | 9,187 | 5.94% |
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| Turnout | 154,651 | 23.20% | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | ||||||||
References
- "Tory Lorne Green ousts Stephen Bett as Norfolk PCC". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- Waldie, Paul (28 August 2016). "Retired Canadian diplomat becomes police commissioner in England". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
- Donaghy, Greg (2015). Grit: The Life and Politics of Paul Martin Sr. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-7748-2911-3.
- Dickson, Annabelle (9 May 2016). "What we know about the new police and crime commissioner for Norfolk Lorne Green". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich.