Peter German

Peter German was appointed Regional Deputy Commissioner Pacific Region on March 22, 2012.

A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 30 years, Mr. German worked on uniform and plainclothes duties in every province and territory, with postings in Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, and Ontario. Prior to joining the Correctional Service of Canada, Mr. German was the Deputy Commissioner for Western and Northern Canada.

Mr. German served on urban and rural detachments, security service, professional standards, and commercial crime duties, including as a detective inspector tasked with major fraud and corruption investigations in the National Capital Region. Between 2002 and 2005, he was the Director General of Financial Crime, responsible for the Force's commercial crime, market enforcement and proceeds of crime programs, and was the Lower Mainland District's Commander between 2007 and 2011. On March 1, 2011, he assumed the role of Deputy Commissioner West, with responsibility for the RCMP's four Western and three Northern divisions.

A lawyer and member of the Ontario and British Columbia bars, he previously practiced law privately, including as a Crown prosecutor and criminal defence counsel. He holds graduate degrees in law and political science, including a doctorate in law from the University of London, and is the author of a legal text, Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering. He is a frequent lecturer in Canada and abroad and has served as a Canadian delegate to various international forums. Mr. German serves as a member of a number of non-profit boards and is a Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

Mr. German has taught at the University of the Fraser Valley and the University of British Columbia. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Financial Crime Studies at the Levin School of Law, University of Florida, and is the recipient of the RCMP Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and clasp, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal, and is an Officer of the Order of Merit of Police.