Andrew Colvin


Andrew Colvin is an Australian police officer who was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from September 2014 to September 2019. On 5 January 2020, Colvin was appointed to lead the newly-established National Bushfire Recovery Agency.

Early life and education

From July 2009 and May 2010 he studied for and received a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Career

Colvin joined the Australian Federal Police in 1990 and has worked in policing narcotics, money laundering, politically motivated crime, illegal pornography and terrorism financing. He oversaw Australia's policing response to the 2002 Bali bombings, for which he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003, and the Australian Embassy bombings in Jakarta.
In 2008 Colvin was awarded the Australian Police Medal.
He replaced Commissioner Tony Negus as head of the AFP in September 2014 and did not seek a contract extension and stepped down from the role in September 2019.

Career chronology

Andrew Colvin is married with two children.