Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police

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The Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police is the head of the Ontario Provincial Police force in the Canadian province of Ontario. Prior to 1921, the position was known as Superintendent.

Years Served Name
1875-1906 John Wilson Murray as Detective of the Province of Ontario
1909-1921 Major Joseph E. Rogers (1859-????)
1921-1922 Major General Harry M. Cawthra-Elliot (1867-1949)
1922-1939 Major General Victor A.S. Williams (1867-????)
1939-1953 William H. Stringer (1886-1953)
1953-1958 Edwin V. McNeill (1896-1962)
1958-1963 Wilfred H. Clark (1904-????)
1963-1973 Eric Silk, QC (1908-2004)
1973-1981 Harold Graham (1916-2001)
1981-1983 James Erskine (1916-2005)
1983-1988 R.A. (Archie) Ferguson
1988-1998 Thomas Bernard O'Grady (b. 1936)
1998-2006 Gwen M. Boniface (b. 1956)
2006-present Julian Fantino (b. 1942)