18 January 2013
Last updated at 12:25 GMT
Mr McKeever was one of the police force's most visible and articulate spokesmen
It praised Mr McKeever, who took on the post in 2008 and was due to retire later this month, as a "true gentleman" and "truly outstanding police officer".
Mr McKeever joined the Metropolitan Police in the 1970s and had been a key figure in the federation for 20 years.
As one of the police's most visible spokesmen, he clashed repeatedly with the government over cuts to police budgets and force numbers, which he argued were putting public safety at risk.
'Total shock' Announcing his decision to retire last summer, he expressed his concern that the work of police officers was being "denigrated".
In a statement, Steve Williams, who is due to succeed Mr McKeever, said he had been "a truly outstanding chairman, and most importantly a truly outstanding police officer and man.
"A true gentleman, his leadership and reputation will be remembered highly by all those who knew him," he added.
John Tully, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said Mr McKeever's death had come as a "total shock to everyone".
Mr McKeever had led the Federation through "perhaps the most demanding time in its history", he added.
Police Federation boss McKeever dies
Mr McKeever was one of the police force's most visible and articulate spokesmen
Paul McKeever, the chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, has died in hospital.
The federation, which represents rank and file officers, said Mr McKeever, 57, had suffered a suspected embolism.It praised Mr McKeever, who took on the post in 2008 and was due to retire later this month, as a "true gentleman" and "truly outstanding police officer".
Mr McKeever joined the Metropolitan Police in the 1970s and had been a key figure in the federation for 20 years.
As one of the police's most visible spokesmen, he clashed repeatedly with the government over cuts to police budgets and force numbers, which he argued were putting public safety at risk.
'Total shock' Announcing his decision to retire last summer, he expressed his concern that the work of police officers was being "denigrated".
In a statement, Steve Williams, who is due to succeed Mr McKeever, said he had been "a truly outstanding chairman, and most importantly a truly outstanding police officer and man.
"A true gentleman, his leadership and reputation will be remembered highly by all those who knew him," he added.
John Tully, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said Mr McKeever's death had come as a "total shock to everyone".
Mr McKeever had led the Federation through "perhaps the most demanding time in its history", he added.
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