Steve Martin QGM

Steve was born in Liverpool UK and served as a police officer for 30 years in London and Liverpool. For the last 17 years of his career, he trained officers and dogs in the K9 unit and specialised in counter terrorist search dogs and search techniques. 

During his service Steve was involved in an incident which became the most notable unsolved murder of a police officer in British police history. As a result of this tragic incident Steve was decorated by Her Majesty the Queen. 

Steve’s entry to Rotary was via the Group Study exchange programme when he was selected to travel to district 9570 Queensland Australia in 2001. This life changing Rotary programme kick started his career, and he very quickly became involved in district activities by taking a place on the district foundation committee. As the chair of GSE Steve went on to lead a team to the Amazon area of Brazil in 2015. A Polio Immunisation trip to India was a most humbling experience and a highlight of Steve’s Rotary career so far and provides him with that important ‘Rotary moment” story. 

Steve was selected to be District Governor of District 1180 North Wales and Northwest England in the ‘year of Inspiration’ 2018/19 and was asked to become an assistant Rotary coordinator the following year. In 2020 he was appointed by Rotary International as a Rotary coordinator. He has facilitated at GELS and GNLS in 2021/22/23 and as an international learning facilitator at the international assembly in Orlando in January 2024 and 2025. 

Steve has presented at several PETS sessions and is a regular speaker at District conferences around his career story as a police officer and how Rotary changed his life and helped in his recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Steve will take his place on the Rotary International board as a director from July 2027.

Steve is a member of the North Wales and North West England Passport Rotary Club.