Education
University of Kent.
University of Kent.
He was the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, representing the 44 police forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Between 2002 and 2009 he was the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Sir Hugh joined London"s Metropolitan Police Service in 1977.
He rose quickly through the ranks, becoming Superintendent in the Territorial Support Group.
Later Orde (by then a Deputy Assistant Commissioner) was assigned to the senior staff of the Stevens Report which investigated government collusion in sectarian killings in Northern Ireland. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2001 and was knighted for his services to policing in 2005.
Hugh Orde was appointed Chief Constable of the PSNI (which replaced the Royal Ulster Constabulary) on 29 May 2002, taking over from Acting Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn. In April 2009, he announced he was stepping down as Chief Constable of Northern Ireland to become President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), assuming the position in the following autumn.
Sir Hugh is also the director of the Police National Assessment Centre.
He also holds a degree in Public Administration (Bachelor) and an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law (Data Control Language) from the University of Kent. He is a member (known as a "graduate") of Common Purpose United Kingdom. He attended the Matrix course in West London 1994/95. Police Roll of Honour Trust
In November 2013 Hugh Orde took up the role of Patron of the national police charity the Police Roll of Honour Trust.
He joined Stephen House and Bernard Hogan-Howe as joint patrons.