Deputy Commissioner (Operations)
Tony Negus APM
Deputy Commissioner Tony Negus has been a member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) since 1982. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration and a Graduate Diploma in Executive Leadership.
Tony has completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University, in the United States and is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
In June 2005 Tony was named in the Queen’s Birthday honours list and awarded the Australian Police Medal.
During his career with the AFP, Tony has worked in a variety of fields, including community policing, federal investigations, training and protection. He has been the officer in charge of both the AFP Brisbane and Sydney Offices, as well as heading up the AFP’s protection responsibilities.
In July 2006, Tony was appointed as the National Manager of Human Resources. In this role he was responsible for Learning and Development, Professional Standards and Human Resource issues across the organisation.
On 19th October 2007 Tony was appointed Deputy Commissioner Operations where he has responsibility for High Tech Crime Operations, Border activities, the AFP International Liaison Network, Economic and Special Operations, Forensics and the International Deployment Group.