deputy predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start birthname article_title term_end name
sir paul stephenson sir john stevens sir john stevens sir paul stephenson sir paul stephenson chester , cheshire , england commissioner police of the metropolis of police of the metropolis deputy commissioner of 19 march 1953 1 january 2005 2000 ian warwick blair ian blair
 1 december 2008 2005 the lord blair of boughton
ian blair

ian warwick blair , baron blair of boughton , qpm -lrb- born 19 march 1953 -rrb- is a retired british policeman who held the position of commissioner of police of the metropolis from 2005 to 2008 and was the highest-ranking officer within the metropolitan police service .
on 2 october 2008 blair announced that he would officially step down from the post on 1 december after disagreements with boris johnson , the mayor of london .
he was succeeded by sir paul stephenson on 28 january 2009 .
