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New Chairperson Appointed To The RUC GC Foundation
Justice Minister David Ford has today announced Brian Rea CBE as the new Chairperson to the RUC GC Foundation.
Mr Ford said: "The RUC GC Foundation carries out a very important role in providing support to serving and ex-police officers and their families.
"I congratulate Brian Rea CBE on his appointment. As a former Chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and more recently as a Trustee of the RUC GC Foundation, Brian brings a wealth of experience to the role. I wish Brian every success for his term of office in providing leadership to the Foundation.
"I would like to pay tribute to Jim McDonald CBE, the former Chairperson of the Foundation, for his personal commitment and the significant contribution he has made to the work of the Foundation over the last eleven years."
(CD/JP)
Mr Ford said: "The RUC GC Foundation carries out a very important role in providing support to serving and ex-police officers and their families.
"I congratulate Brian Rea CBE on his appointment. As a former Chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and more recently as a Trustee of the RUC GC Foundation, Brian brings a wealth of experience to the role. I wish Brian every success for his term of office in providing leadership to the Foundation.
"I would like to pay tribute to Jim McDonald CBE, the former Chairperson of the Foundation, for his personal commitment and the significant contribution he has made to the work of the Foundation over the last eleven years."
(CD/JP)
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