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The Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council has named former St. Paul Police Chief and current state Sen. John Harrington to serve as Metro Transit’s next chief of police.

Harrington, who begins his new duties today, succeeds Dave Indrehus, who retired in January.

Harrington served the Metro Transit Police Department in various capacities from 1985 to 1997. At the time, the agency relied on part-time law enforcement officers from metro-area municipalities to serve as the agency’s police force. Today, the Metro Transit Police Department has 69 full-time and 55 part-time officers who ride on trains and buses, check in with operators and customers, patrol transit routes and waiting areas, and check fares on the Hiawatha Blue Line and Northstar trains.

“John is deeply knowledgeable about law enforcement. He is a demonstrated and experienced leader,” said Metropolitan Council Regional Administrator Pat Born in a prepared statement. “And, having served with Metro Transit Police for more than a decade, he is familiar with policing transit.”