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Article: The best woman won, says female chief constable

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June 16, 1995
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Britain's first female chief constable yesterday said she had not suffered discrimination while in the police service, and dismissed suggestions that she was offered her new job because of "political correctness".

Pauline Clare, 47, currently deputy Chief Constable of Cheshire, who was chosen on Wednesday to head the Lancashire police force, said: "I think I got the job because I was the best candidate."

At her first press conference as the new chief constable she said: "I am a very determined person and I set my sights a very long time ago on being Chief Constable of Lancashire, and I hope I have gone through the relevant experience and skills. I did have an eye on that and I have achieved ...

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