Helen Mary King QPM (born 26 April 1965) is a British academic administrator and retired police officer.
[1] In 1983, she matriculated into St Anne's College, Oxford, to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).
[3] She graduated from the University of Oxford in 1986 with a lower second class (2:2) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.
[3][5] Over her time serving with Cheshire, she rose from the most junior rank of constable to chief superintendent, and worked as both a uniformed officer and as a detective with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
[5] From 2007 to 2012, she was additionally the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead for "cash and valuables in transit attacks".
[3] In April 2012, King moved back to Cheshire Constabulary, having been appointed its deputy chief constable, and as such was "responsible for performance management, governance, standards and communications".