| Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader KCB OBE ADC FRAeS | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sir Cliver Loader in 2007 | |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire Constabulary | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1953 (age 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Leith, Lady Loader |
| Alma mater | Judd School, Tonbridge University of Southampton |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |  Royal Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1972–2009 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands | No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF Laarbruch Air Command |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Robert Loader KCB OBE ADC FRAeS (born 24 September 1953) is Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire. He is a retired Royal Air Force Officer and was the first Commander-in-Chief Air Command (CinC AIR).
RAF career
Educated at the Judd School, Tonbridge and the University of Southampton, Loader joined the RAF in 1973.[1] As a junior officer, he was posted to No 1 (F) Squadron at RAF Wittering and then IV (Army Cooperation) Squadron at RAF Gütersloh, Germany flying Harriers.[1] Promoted to Squadron Leader in 1984 he became a Flight Commander in Germany.[1] Promoted to Wing Commander in 1989, he went briefly to RAF Rheindahlen, before being made Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command.[1]
He was given command of No. 3 (F) Squadron, at RAF Laarbruch in 1993[2] in which role he took part in operations over Northern Iraq and Bosnia.[2] Promoted to Group Captain in 1995, he attended the Higher Command and Staff College and then became Station Commander at RAF Laarbruch in 1996.[2]
Promoted to Air Commodore in 1999 he became Air Commodore for the Harriers in 2000.[1] Promoted again, this time to Air Vice-Marshal, he was appointed as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) in 2002 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command, in the rank of Air Marshal, in 2004.[2] Promoted to Air Chief Marshal in 2007 he became the first Commander-in-Chief of Air Command on 1 April 2007.[2] He retired from the RAF in 2009.
Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner
In April 2012, while serving as a parish councillor in Wing, Rutland, Loader announced he was seeking the Conservative nomination as the Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner. He stated that Leicestershire Constabulary should operate to those same high standards of effectiveness, efficiency and professionalism that he embraced during his RAF career.[3] Loader was selected as the Conservative candidate on 26 May 2012.[4] He was opposed by Labour's Sarah Russell, Leicester deputy mayor and chair of the Safer Leicester Partnership which coordinates the police with other services,[5][6] and Suleman Nagdi, a community worker and businessman standing as an independent.[7]
He was elected to the role with 47% of the first choice vote in a turnout of only 16.36%, winning after second choice votes were taken into account.[8] 2.65% of the total votes cast were spoiled.[9] The turnout was one of the lowest ever seen in Leicestershire and Rutland leading University of Leicester criminologist Dr James Treadwell to ask if the £75m national cost of the elections was money well spent.[10]
Personal life
In 1976 he married Alison Leith.[2] The couple live in Wing, Rutland.[11] They have three sons who were all educated at Bedford School, of which he is a school governor.[2] He is a keen military historian.[2]
Honours and Awards
- 30 December 1995 - Loader was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1996 New Year Honours.[12]
- 31 December 2005 - Loader was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 New Year Honours.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 RAF Biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 School Governors Bedford School
- ↑ campaign website
- ↑ "Sir Clive 'wired to serve community'" Leicester Mercury 28 May 2012
- ↑ "Labour PCC hopeful Sarah Russell will not defend cuts". BBC News. 19 September 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19648086. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ↑ "Leicester City councillor Sarah Russell hoping to run police". This is Leicestershire. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Sarah-hoping-run-police/story-15790994-detail/story.html.
- ↑ "Rivals go head-to-head in race to be Leicestershire's first police tsar". This is Leicestershire. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Rivals-head-head-race-Leicestershire-s-police/story-16595740-detail/story.html.
- ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: PCC election results in Leicestershire as they are declared", thisisleicestershire.co.uk, 16 November 2012, retrieved 16 November 2012
- ↑ Harry Harold (data) (16 November 2012). "PCC election results 2012: what's happened in the police and crime commissioner votes". http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/nov/16/pcc-election-results-police-crime-commissioners#spoiled.
- ↑ Ciaran Fagan (17 November 2012). "Ex-RAF chief Sir Clive Loader wins Leicestershire and Rutland PCC election - after 16% turnout". Leicester Mercury. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Ex-RAF-chief-Sir-Clive-Loader-wins-Leicestershire/story-17348147-detail/story.html. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "Sir Clive Loader is ready to start new police role" at rutland-times.co.uk
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "No. 54255". 30 December 1995. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54255/supplement/ Cite error: Invalid
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by R M Thomas |
Officer Commanding No 3(F) Squadron 1993 – 1995 |
Succeeded by A F P Dezonie |
| Preceded by M G F White |
Station Commander RAF Laarbruch 1996 – 1999 |
Post disestablished - Station Closed May 1999 |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Air Commodore Harrier 2000 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) 2002 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Nick Houghton |
| Preceded by Sir Glenn Torpy |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Command Disbanded |
| New title Command established by merging:
Strike Command (C-in-C Joe French) Personnel and Training Command (C-in-C Barry Thornton) |
Commander-in-Chief Air Command 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Sir Chris Moran |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Joe French |
Air Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Sir Chris Moran |
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