Ms Patricia Gallan
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External Member of Council
Profile
Patricia is a Non-Executive Director for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs as well as The Trade Remedies Authority. A former chief police officer, she began her police career as a Graduate Entrant in East London rising to Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime and Operations of the Metropolitan Police Service, retiring in 2018. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Operations – Security and Protection) and also Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Professionalism) in the Met. In addition, she has served in Merseyside Police and the National Crime Squad as a Chief Police Officer.
Chair of Governors at an East London Infant & Junior School and a member of the Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust, Patricia is a Liveryman of the Drapers’ Company. Patricia joined the Council in January 2023 as an external member.