Angus Macpherson
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| Angus Macpherson | |
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| Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire Police |
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| Assumed office 15 November 2012 |
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| Born | 1953 or 1954[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
Angus Macpherson is the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire having been elected in the 2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections for a second term. He is the first person to hold the post, having won his first term in the 2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.
Angus Macpherson previously served on Wiltshire Police Authority for 7 years prior to his election as PCC. He assumed his role overseeing Wiltshire Police on 22 November 2012 and his first Police and Crime Plan was published in March in 2013.[2]
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Early Life
He was educated at St Hugh's School, nr Faringdon and Dauntsey's School. West Lavington where he is now a Governor. On leaving school he worked for Hoover Limited in London, as a management trainee and obtained a degree in Business Studies. In 1976 he joined Turquand Barton Mayhew, later to become part of Ernst & Young, as an articles clerk, qualifying as Chartered Accountant in 1980.
England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2012
The election was noted for having the lowest turnout of all the elections held that day, with just under 16% of registered voters casting a ballot, unofficial counting showed only a 10% turnout in Devizes. Wiltshire was also the only county to return an overnight result.[3] Macpherson secured 36% of the initial vote, and won the election with second preference votes.
England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2016
With an increased voter turnout of 24.7%, he was able to increase his first preference votes by 10% to just over 46.2% and able to win the election through second preferences votes.
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Police and Crime Commissioner of Wiltshire Police 2012–2016 |
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