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Assistant Commissioner Organised & Serious Crime

Angela Willis

Title: Assistant Commissioner Organised and Serious Crime

Name: Angela Willis

Native of: County Mayo

Joined: 1990

Career Highlights: 

Assistant Commissioner Angela Willis has thirty-four years of policing experience in An Garda Síochána having served in frontline and specialist roles at local, regional and national level.  Angela is currently assigned as strategic lead for tackling organised and serious crime, having previously held the role of assistant commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

In her current role Angela has organisational responsibility for the bureaus that comprise of Organised and Serious Crime including, the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, the Garda National Protective Services Bureau, the Garda National Technical Bureau, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Operational Support Services.

Angela has previously held specialist roles as detective chief superintendent and head of bureau at the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Garda National Technical Bureau.

Angela is the chair of the Garda Síochána Women’s Network which aims to support females across the organisation to develop their careers through supporting the enhancement of professional skills, experience, confidence and self-esteem, to assist in achieving gender equality, and to encourage the next generation of women leaders in An Garda Síochána to reach their full potential.

Qualifications:

Angela holds a Masters, Post Graduate Diploma and Diploma in Serious Crime Investigation, a BA (Honours) Degree in Police Management, a Professional Certificate in Governance, an Advanced Diploma in Mediation and a Certificate in Policing and Human Rights Law in Ireland. 

Angela successfully completed the Strategic Command Course with the College of Policing in the UK.