Profile: New RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson

A colourful ceremony has marked the official instalment of Bob Paulson as 23rd commissioner of the RCMP, opening a new
chapter for the storied police force following a turbulent stretch.

Paulson joined the RCMP in 1986 in Chilliwack and served with the force in this province until 2005, when he moved to the national headquarters in Ottawa.

During his time in B.C., Paulson served in various locations doing municipal, provincial and federal policing, including work with unsolved murders, organized crime and aboriginal and community policing.

He was appointed deputy commissioner for federal policing in November 2010.

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Before joining the RCMP, he spent almost seven years in the Canadian Forces.

Insp. Andy Richards, of the Port Moody police department, worked with Paulson on the E-Pandora investigation targeting the Hells Angels.

He said Paulson is a man of integrity who should command respect in his new role.

“If anyone can have an impact, he can,” Richards said. He said Paulson has a great deal of experience as an investigator on major files, earning him the respect of front-line officers.

Paulson’s experience: 

Since November 2010
Deputy Commissioner – Federal Policing, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP

2009 – 2010
Assistant Commissioner, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services, RCMP

2008 – 2009
Assistant Commissioner, National Security Criminal Investigations, RCMP

2007 – 2008
Director General, National Security Criminal Operations, National Security Criminal Investigations, RCMP

2005 – 2007
Director General, Major & Organized Crime, Intelligence Branch, RCMP

2005
Officer in Charge (Superintendent), Enhanced Aboriginal & Community Policing, RCMP

2001 – 2005
Major Case Manager (Inspector), Federal Organized Crime Investigation, RCMP

1999 – 2001
Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (Sergeant), Southwest District Major Crime Section, RCMP

1995 – 1999
Investigator / Supervisor (Corporal), Northwest District Major Crime Unit, then Investigator / Supervisor (Corporal), Unsolved Homicide Unit, RCMP

1993 –1995
General Duty Investigator (Constable), Courtenay / Comox Detachment, RCMP

1986 – 1993
Investigator (constable), Chilliwack Detachment, RCMP

1977 – 1984
Various positions with the Canadian Armed Forces

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With a file from The Canadian Press