Christine Nixon
Christine Nixon was born in Sydney, Australia. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and politics from Macquarie University and a master's in public administration from Harvard University. Nixon joined the New South Wales Police at age nineteen and became president of the women's branch of the Police Association of New South Wales at twenty-one. In 1994, Nixon became the New South Wales Police's director of human resources. From 2001 to 2009, she was chief police commissioner of the Victoria Police. Nixon has been awarded the Australian Police Medal, National Medal, Centenary Medal and New South Wales Police Medal.