Liam Drumgoole

Mr. Liam Drumgoole has been the Officer-in-Charge of the Security & Safety Service since April 2021, having joined the Service in May 2017 as the Deputy Chief of Service.

Mr. Drumgoole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from the National University of Ireland, and a Masters degree in Security & Risk Management from the University of Leicester, UK. He has also completed postgraduate studies in the Psychology of Leadership with Cornell University. Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr. Drumgoole had twenty-three years’ service in the Irish Defence Forces as a Commissioned Officer in a career in which he held senior Command & Staff appointments, both domestically and in three separate United Nations Peacekeeping missions.