Deputy Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has been chosen to head up the NSW Police Force, replacing outgoing Commissioner Karen Webb.

Premier Chris Minns and Police Minister Yasmin Catley are expected to make the announcement on Wednesday morning.

The deputy commissioner, a favourite among rank-and-file officers, joined the force in 1987, and was head of the state crime command before being promoted to his current position in January 2019.

His bid for the commissioner's role in 2022 fell over after reports emerged of him being found lying on a footpath before becoming aggressive towards a paramedic after an alcohol-fuelled police event in Goulburn the year prior.

He had been on secondment as the CEO of the Reconstruction Authority since April 2024, which Commissioner Webb extended for two

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