David Sidwick
English politician
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David John Sidwick is a British politician who was elected as the Conservative Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.[1] He succeeded Martyn Underhill who did not run for re-election.[2] He is the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ joint co-lead on substance misuse.[3] He previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has called for cannabis to re-classified from Class B to Class A in the UK.[4] He is the co-founder and managing director of STAC Consultancy Ltd and was a therapy director for pharmaceutical company Pfizer.[5]
David Sidwick | |
|---|---|
| Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Martyn Underhill |
| Majority | 26,926 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Conservative |
| Website | www |
Sidwick was chairman of the Bournemouth West Conservative Association.[6] Sidwick was re-elected in the 2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections.[7]
Personal life
Sidwick was born and raised in Bournemouth. He was the chair of Governors at Bournemouth School between 2010 and 2021.[8]
