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Sir Paul Robert Stephenson (born 26 September 1953) was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner from 2009 to 2011. Stephenson joined the Lancashire police in 1975 and attended the Bramshill staff training course. As a superintendent, he was closely involved in the inquiry into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster. After serving as chief constable of Lancashire, he was promoted deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2005, acting commissioner in 2008, and finally commissioner in January 2009. In July 2011, Stephenson announced that he would resign over speculation regarding his connection with Neil Wallis, suspected of involvement in the News International phone hacking scandal. ==Biography== Stephenson grew up in Bacup in the Rossendale district of east Lancashire, the son of a butcher.〔("Profile: Sir Paul Stephenson" ), BBC News, 17 July 2011〕 He attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School where he excelled at swimming and became head boy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Paul Stephenson, QPM Biography )〕 Stephenson originally desired a career in the footwear industry, and took up work at the Bacup Shoe Company factory in nearby Stacksteads. By the age of 20 he was made a trainee manager, but in 1975 he followed his elder brother into the police force. He now shares a home in Lancashire with his wife Lynda and their three children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Stephenson (police officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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