Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes congratulated Mr Nugent on his appointment, starting in September for a term of five years.
He succeeds Andrew Crisp, who has served as Victoria’s emergency management commissioner since 2018 and will complete his term on August 4.
In the interim Deputy Emergency Management Commissioner Chris Stephenson will act as emergency management commissioner.
Mr Nugent is a highly skilled emergency management leader with a distinguished 35-year career with Victoria Police.
As deputy commissioner since November 2018, Mr Nugent has managed more than 12,000 police members across 330 police stations across Victoria, providing exceptional leadership in community safety.
He has led police operations as state police commander for some of Victoria’s major emergencies, including the 2022 October floods and the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Mr Nugent also played key leadership roles in the operational response to the 2019-20 Victorian bushfires, sporting events and other critical incidents.
His recent accomplishments include delivery of the Victoria Police Youth Gang Strategy 2023-2026, development and implementation of the Victoria Police Drug Strategy 2020-2025, establishing Community Safety Forums throughout the state and driving a capability uplift in emergency and incident management across the police force.
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