Peter Ryan (police officer)

Peter Ryan
19th Commissioner of New South Wales Police
In office
30 August 1996  17 April 2002
Preceded byTony Lauer
Succeeded byKen Moroney
Personal details
Born (1944-05-18) 18 May 1944
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Spouses
Barbara
(m. 1965; div. 1974)
    (m. 1985; div. 2011)
    Alma materUniversity of Lancaster
    Macquarie University

    Peter James Ryan QPM OStJ (born 18 May 1944) is a British former police officer who was the Commissioner of New South Wales Police in Australia from 1996 to 2002. His appointment was controversial and he resigned two years early.