Graham Shields OBE was the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland from 11 October 2010 to 31 January 2017, having previously been Assistant Chief Electoral Officer.[1] He had previously served as a police officer, reaching the senior rank of Chief Superintendent.[2]
Graham Shields | |
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| Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 11 October 2010 – 31 January 2017 | |
Shields was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to electoral democracy.[3]
He is a member of Northern Ireland's Human Rights Commission.[2]
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edit- ^ "Graham Shields is new NI chief electoral officer". BBC News. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Graham Shields". NIHRC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B14.