{{Short description|English politician}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roger Hirst | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} | image = Roger_Hirst_2017.jpg | caption = Hirst in 2017 | order = | office = [[Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner]] | term_start = 12 May 2016 | predecessor = [[Nick Alston]] | successor = | office1 = [[Essex County Council]]lor<br />for Brentwood Hutton | term_start1 = 4 June 2009 | term_end1 = 4 May 2017 | predecessor1 = John Roberts | successor1 = Louise McKinlay | office2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1960|7}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place= | children = | relations = | education = }}
'''Roger Charles Hirst''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|MBE|size=100%}} (born July 1960) is an English [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician who has served as [[Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner]] since 2016. He was [[2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections|elected]] to the post on 5 May 2016, succeeding the previous incumbent, [[Nick Alston]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/LIVE-Essex-Police-Crime-Commissioner-elections/story-29238337-detail/story.html |title=Essex Police and Crime Commissioner elections 2016: Roger Hirst wins for the Conservatives |newspaper=Essex Chronicle |date=6 May 2016 |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36017924 |title=Conservative Roger Hirst elected Essex Police and Crime Commissioner |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=6 May 2016 |access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2021 and 2024.
Mr Hirst was a Cabinet Member for [[Essex County Council]], and Deputy Leader of [[Brentwood Borough Council]] ("BBC"), until he stood down to focus on the PCC campaign. He was first elected as a BBC councillor for the ward of Hutton South in a [[Brentwood Borough Council elections|2009 by election]].
== Honours == In the [[2026 New Year Honours]], Hirst was awarded an [[Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to policing and community safety.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 December 2025 |title=Police and Fire Commissioner honoured with MBE |url=https://thurrock.nub.news/news/local-news/police-and-fire-commissioner-honoured-with-mbe-283680 |access-date=7 January 2026 |work=Thurrock Nub News}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Official website}}
{{Current Police and Crime Commissioners of England and Wales}} {{Authority control}}
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