David Munro

David John Munro (born July 1948) was Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) from 2016 to 2021. A former Conservative PCC, he stood as an independent candidate in 2021 and was defeated.

Background and career He was educated at Bishop Wordsworth's School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he read Engineering and History, graduating in 1972. He spent 18 years in the Royal Engineers, rising to the rank of major. as LGBTQ+ personnel could not serve openly in the UK until 2000 — he was approached and interviewed for a further career in espionage but being gay meant that MI5 were not interested in interviewing him further. standing down shortly after being elected as PCC. the following March he lost his reselection battle to Charlotte Chirico, a solicitor. After his deselection, he left the Conservative group at the Association of PCCs to join the independents. with a further party reselection in February 2021 choosing Lisa Townsend as the Conservative candidate against him.

Personal life Munro is openly gay and has been in a relationship — and subsequently a civil partnership — with a professor of classics since before he left the army.