Alistair Dawson – Inspector-General of Emergency Management
On 6 February 2020, Alistair was appointed Queensland’s Inspector-General of Emergency Management.
He brings over 45 years’ policing experience in London and Queensland to the role as Inspector-General. More than 38 years of Alistair’s career in police and emergency management, is in Queensland.
Alistair commenced with the Queensland Police Service in 1982 holding senior positions including Chief Superintendent at the G20 Group, Police Commander for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and as a former Chair of the State Disaster Coordination Group, leading and coordinating the whole of government response to several complex disaster events across the State.
Appointed as Assistant Commissioner in 2013 he served in this capacity at Operations Support Command, Central Region and People Capability Command until being appointed the Inspector-General of Emergency Management in 2020.
Alistair holds an Executive Master’s in Public Administration, a Master of Business Administration, and post graduate qualifications in Executive Leadership and Public Safety. Alistair is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a graduate of the Leadership in Counter Terrorism (LinCT) Program.
In 2010, he was awarded the Australian Police Medal for meritorious service. Alistair also has been awarded the National Emergency Medal and bar for Queensland 2010-2011 and TC Debbie 2017.
In 2021, Alistair was appointed as an Adjunct Professor within the Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry at Griffith University.
Alistair is a champion of research and inter-disciplinary collaboration in the field of disaster management.
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