Kevin Hurley was the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner between November 2012 and May 2016.
20 Facts About Kevin Hurley
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Kevin Hurley previously served in the Metropolitan Police, reaching the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent.
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Kevin Hurley was an officer of the Territorial Army, serving first in the Parachute Regiment and then in the Royal Military Police.
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Kevin Hurley then went to St Joseph's Academy in Blackheath, South London from 1965 to 1972.
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Kevin Hurley studied at the Victoria University of Manchester from 1972 to 1976.
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Kevin Hurley graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.
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On 16 January 1974, Kevin Hurley was commissioned into Section B of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve as a second lieutenant.
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Kevin Hurley joined 4 PARA and his commission was confirmed.
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Kevin Hurley was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June 1976, and to acting captain on 8 April 1978.
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Kevin Hurley was promoted to Captain on 1 July 1986, and to Major on 1 May 1989 with seniority in that rank from 15 May 1988.
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Kevin Hurley was mobilised for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Kevin Hurley first served as the CBRN advisor to Brigadier Jacko Page, the commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade.
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Kevin Hurley served in the Metropolitan Police from 1979 to 2011, when he retired with the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent, having served in his last three years as Borough Commander for Hammersmith and Fulham.
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Kevin Hurley sought the nomination as Conservative Party candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner of Surrey Police in the 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
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Kevin Hurley stood as an independent, appearing on the ballot paper as the Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief candidate, a registered political party in the United Kingdom of which he is the leader.
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In 2016 Kevin Hurley gained national attention for saying he wanted to "batter and break the legs" of a man convicted of a stabbing.
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None of the party's candidates were elected and Kevin Hurley was defeated by David Munro in the second round of vote counting.
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Kevin Hurley was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in November 1997.
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Kevin Hurley was awarded the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal in November 2005, and was awarded a clasp to the medal in April 2011.
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Kevin Hurley was awarded the Civilian Service Medal in April 2019.