Sir William Ian Ridley Johnston CBE QPM DL (born 1945) [citation needed] was the Chief Constable of British Transport Police.
In September 2009, Sir Ian retired from the British Transport Police and was succeeded by Andrew Trotter OBE QPM.
[citation needed] Johnston came to media attention having given evidence before the enquiry[2] and following the publication of the Macpherson Report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
[10] Ian Johnston currently holds the chair (since April 2005) of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Crime Business Area, and is chairman of Orpington Rovers Football Club, Bromley.
On 16 June 2001, as part of that year's Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire "for services to the Police".