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Christopher Salmon

b. 1978

British Police Commissioner

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About Christopher Salmon

Born 1978. Christopher Salmon is a British politician.

Christopher Salmon (born 5 June 1978) is a Conservative politician, who served as Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner, the largest police area in England and Wales, from November 2012 until May 2016. He was the first person to hold the post and was elected on 15 November 2012.

He stood for re-election to the post of Dyfed-Powys Police Commissioner at the elections held on Thursday 5 May 2016. However, he was defeated by Dafydd Llywelyn of Plaid Cymru. Since then he has lived and worked in London, most recently for Michael Gove.

Early life and career

Salmon, one of four siblings, was born in Presteigne, Wales. He was educated at Winchester College; Pembroke College, Oxford University; and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he graduated as an Army Officer and served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Iraq.

He joined the British Army in 2003, becoming a press officer of The Rifles during his tour of Iraq. He left as a captain. After the army, he matriculated to UCL and decided to read Russian.

Politics In 2010, Salmon stood as a Conservative candidate in the Llanelli constituency, receiving 5,381 votes (14.4%), the highest number of votes for the Conservatives in Llanelli since 1992, and the highest percentage of Conservative votes since 1997.

Miscellaneous

Salmon is a regular contributor to The Times.

He currently lives near Guildford.

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Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner
Also known as
Christopher Tangye Robert Salmon

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Who is Christopher Salmon?

British Police Commissioner

When was Christopher Salmon born?

Christopher Salmon was born on 5 June 1978 in Presteigne.

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Christopher Salmon is a politician.

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Christopher Salmon is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christopher Salmon

· Wikidata: Q5113189

· DBpedia: Christopher Salmon

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