Geoffrey James Dear, Baron Dear, QPM, DL is a retired British police officer. He was described by the broadcaster Sir Robin Day as "the best known and most respected police officer of his generation".

Dear was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary in 1972. From 1975 to 1977, he was seconded to Bramshill Police College as Director of Command Training. In September 1979, he was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. 

In 1980 he transferred to the Metropolitan Police.  He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1982 and in 1984 he moved to become Assistant Commissioner.   In 1985, he left the Metropolitan Police to become Chief Constable of West Midlands Police.   

In 1989, he headed the investigation into the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster, the findings of which were roundly endorsed by the 2012 Independent Enquiry into the same occurrence. He served as Chief Constable of the West Midlands until 1 April 1990, when he was appointed one of HM Inspectors of Constabulary.  He was knighted in the 1997 New Year Honours, shortly before his retirement.

Dear was created a life peer as Baron Dear, of Willersey in the County of Gloucestershire, on 2 May 2006.  He takes an active and regular part in the business of the House of Lords, speaking from the cross benches on home affairs, criminal justice, and rural affairs.  He is Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire, was Vice-Lord Lieutenant of that county from 1998 to 2001, and is an Honorary
Bencher of Gray's Inn. He is a Fellow of University College, London and an Honorary Fellow of Birmingham City University.

Baron Dear is scheduled to sail on the following voyage(s) (subject to change): 

Date	Days	Voyage	Ship	Embark/Disembark	Silver Privilege Fares
Aug 04 2013	10	1322	Silver Cloud	London (Tower Bridge), UK to Southampton, UK		$6,050