Ronald Hope (29 January 1954 – 12 June 2022 [1]) was the first non-white police officer in the United Kingdom to be promoted to the rank of inspector, on 28 December 1979. [2]
Hope was born in South London, but grew up in Watford. His father was from Guyana and his mother was white English. [2] He joined the Metropolitan Police in April 1973, initially posted to Lewisham. By 1979 he was a detective sergeant at Kennington. [3] On promotion to inspector at the age of 25 he was posted to Marylebone as a uniformed officer. [2] Hope was later promoted to chief superintendent. By 2000 he was borough commander of Islington. He died in 2022. [4]
Footnotes
- ^ Celebrating the life of Ron Hope
- ^ a b c "Black Inspector: Mr Ronald Hope", The Times, 29 December 1979
- ^ Sunday Telegraph, 22 April 1979
- ^ "The first Black Inspector in the Met, Ronald 'Ron' Hope passed away". National Black Police Association. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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