Robert Mark

Sir Robert Mark GBE KStJ QPM
Mark in March 1977
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
In office 17 April 1972 – 13 March 1977
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Edward Heath Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Sir John Waldron
Succeeded by	Sir David McNee
Personal details
Born	(1917-03-13)13 March 1917 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester
Died	30 September 2010(2010-09-30) (aged 93)
Profession	Police officer
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1942-1947
Rank	Major
Unit	108th Regiment (Lancashire Fusiliers), GHQ Liaison Regiment of the Manchester Regiment
Awards	see: Honours section

Sir Robert Mark GBE KStJ QPM (13 March 1917 – 30 September 2010) was a senior British police officer who served as Chief Constable of Leicester City Police, and later as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1972 to 1977.

Mark was the first Metropolitan Commissioner to have risen through all the ranks from the lowest to the highest (a route followed by all subsequent Commissioners), although a few predecessors had served as Constables prior to fast-track promotion.