Peter James Ryan was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1996 until 2002. He was recruited to the position from an international pool of applicants following the controversial Wood Royal Commission into Corruption of the NSW Police that went from 1995 to 1997. Ryan was the successful applicant to the position and was appointed by the state Labor government of Premier Bob Carr. Prior to coming to Australia, Ryan was employed in various English police forces and had climbed to be the head of national police training in that country. The 2000 Sydney Olympics were held during Ryan's Commissionership and were a widely lauded success including from a safety and security point of view. Ryan was to quit on acrimonious terms soon after. He has continued to be based out of Australia however undertook security consultancy work with the organisers of the 2004 Athens Olympics. Ryan is also now in the midst of divorcing from his wife Adrienne Ryan who had moved to Sydney with him upon his appointment as the New South Wales Police Commissioner. She has continued to live in the northern suburbs of Sydney with their two children and has gone on to become active in politics and is the mayor of a local council in the area.