Jonathan Smith

Senator
Warwick West
Constituency #28

Contact

536-3333 jonsmith@gov.bm jdsmith@northrock.bm

Jonathan D. Smith OBE, CPM, BSc., DIP.CRIM served in the Bermuda Police Service for 27 years, five years as the Commissioner of Police, and is currently employed in the private sector. He was appointed a Government Senator in April 2011 and holds Junior Ministerial responsibilities for National Security, Transport, Government Estates and Information Services.

Mr. Smith attended Warwick Academy and then Rossall School in the UK for his higher education.

He trained at the Bramshill Staff College in Hampshire, UK, and the Canadian Police College in Ottawa, Canada.  He holds a B.Sc. in Management from the University of Maryland and a Diploma in Criminology and Police Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK.

He has considerable leadership, management and security-sector related experience. His extensive experience with intelligence, security services and law enforcement agencies were derived from relationships and training with the CIA, FBI DEA and London's Metropolitan Police. His policing knowledge was sought after both here and overseas. He served as the co-chair of the joint UK-USA White Collar Crime Investigative Team based in Miami and as chairman of the Working Group for the UK Caribbean Overseas Territories.

During his tenure as Commissioner, the Bermuda Police Force underwent five successive years of expansion, a successful inspection and, under his leadership, the first Police Support Units were created, Community Beat Officers were deployed for the first time; the first Operational Policing Strategy with a community ethos was implemented; as well as rapidly increasing firearms capability of the Service to meet a growing gang problem.

A strong advocate of public service, he sums up his work ethic , saying "Listen, lead and get results in the public interest."

Until Mr. Smith's appointment as a Senator, he was a member of the Public Service Commission and the Defence Board and remains a Trustee of the National Sports Centre and member of the Board of Immigration. He joined the Progressive Labour Party in 2009 and has served as Chairman of the Research and Platform Committee.

He published his first book "In the Hour of Victory" in 2011 and is currently working on another - a book on law enforcement - which is due for publication in 2013. An avid sportsman, he has played a number of competitive sports at club level and has represented Bermuda locally in slow pitch softball against US and Canadian teams. His dedication to youth and sports development saw him spend several years as a soccer referee in the BFA Mini-Minor and other youth leagues as well as baseball umpire at Little League level.

He is married to Donna and they have 3 sons.