Mr. JOHN RIZZO
Commissioner of Police

John Rizzo, son of Gerald and Concetta nee Ear was born on 10 May 1956 in Cospicua. He is married to Catherine and has four children, Elaine, Keith, Jeffrey and Kurt John. He received his primary education at the Cospicua Primary School and his secondary education at St Joseph Secondary School, Paola.

In 1976 he joined the Malta Police Force as a constable and performed district duties in the Valletta and Cospicua Police Stations. In 1980 he was promoted to Sergeant and in 1984, following a competitive examination, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector.

In 1986 he obtained a Diploma in Law and Administration from the University of Malta. In 1991, Mr Rizzo was posted to the Criminal Investigations Department. While serving in this post, he attended a European Homicide Investigation's course for senior detectives from European Police Forces at this Police Staff College in Branshill, UK. He also carried out duties with the Metropolitan Police officers, investigating unsolved murder cases.

In 1996 Mr Rizzo was promoted to the rank of Superintendent and in 1997 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner. In 1997, he attended a familiarization visit to several sections of the Metropolitan Police Services, while in 1998, he attended a training course in International Law Enforcement Cooperation at the National Police Agency in Japan.

Mr John Rizzo was appointed Commissioner of Police on 2 November 2001.

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