Biography

Ian Blair was born on March 19, 1953 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was married to Felicity Jane White. He died on July 9, 2025 in the UK.

He was awarded the QPM (Queen's Police Medal) before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the police. He was the Deputy Commissioner for Metropolitan Police.

Oxfordshire, England

He joined the Met in 1974 as part of its graduate entry scheme.

He was appointed commissioner in February 2005, just months before a series of bombings killed 52 people on London's transport network.

In 1998, he became chief constable of Surrey Police before returning to the Met two years later as deputy commissioner.