Simon Overland APM (born 19 March 1962) is the Tasmanian Justice Department Secretary and a former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police in Australia. He previously worked with the Australian Federal Police and then with Victoria Police focusing on Melbourne's gangland wars. On 2 March 2009 he was named by the Premier, John Brumby, as Victoria Police Chief Commissioner. He resigned from this position on 16 June 2011 after intense public pressure from critics who questioned his performance.Born in Murray Bridge, South Australia, Overland was raised in Canberra and gained qualifications from the University of Canberra (Diploma of Legal Studies) and the Australian National University (Bachelor of Laws, first class honours). He played Australian rules football in the ACT Football League for Eastlake, a total of 117 senior games. In 1985 he won the Mulrooney Medal, as the competition's best and fairest player. Wikipedia