Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (born 15 August 1926) was
Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 1987 and
Chief Constable of the
Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1976 to 1980. He is best known for initiating a major reform and restructure of the Metropolitan Police during his tenure as Commissioner and for seeing the Royal Ulster Constabulary replace the British Army as the dominant security force in
Northern Ireland during his tenure as Chief Constable.