Shirley Becke
Shirley Becke | |
|---|---|
| Head of A4 Branch (Women Police), Metropolitan Police | |
| In office 26 May 1966 – 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Cameron Jennings April 29, 1917 Chiswick, London, England |
| Died | October 25, 2011 (aged 94) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Westminster Polytechnic |
| Known for | first woman officer in the United Kingdom to reach chief officer rank |
Shirley Cameron Becke OBE QPM (née Jennings; 29 April 1917 – 25 October 2011) was a British police officer. She was the fourth and last commander of the London Metropolitan Police's A4 Branch (Women Police), from 1966 to 1973, and the first woman officer in the United Kingdom to reach chief officer rank when she was promoted to commander in 1969.