Brian paddick biography

Mr Paddick came third in the London Mayoral race

Brian Paddick, the maverick police commander turned strait-laced politician, is no stranger to being in the public eye.

The 50 year old became the highest-ranking openly gay police officer in the UK and pioneered a controversial "softly-softly" approach to drug enforcement.

Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick (born 24 April ), is a British life peer and retired police officer.

Brian Paddick was born on April 24, in Balham, London, England, UK. He has been married to Petter Belsvik since January 9, He was previously married.

Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick, is a British life peer and retired police officer.

Before his retirement in May Brian Paddick was the UK's most senior openly gay policeman, leaving with the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner.

Brian Paddick was born in Clapham in and was brought-up in Mitcham, Tooting, and Sutton in South London.

He won the support of the locals he served, but after online chatroom musings on anarchism, the tabloids nicknamed him "crackpot commander".

He went on to survive allegations by his former partner that he smoked cannabis, being cleared of the most serious of these.

Three years later, his career prospects took a blow after he publicly clashed with his boss, Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, over the handling of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station.

He claimed police knew they had killed an innocent man hours after the shooting.

The Met's denial led to a legal dispute, eventually sett