The Chief of Defence is the top advisor to the Government regarding military issues. He is responsible for carrying out the mission the King or Minister of Defence gives to the Military. He is also Norway's representative to NATO's military committee.[1]
^"Generalmajor Eirik Kristoffersen ny forsvarssjef". 12 May 2020.
^ abc "Norway has appointed a new Chief of Defence". Regjeringen.no, 21 June 2013, webpage: Regj398.
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The Chief of Defence Forsvarssjefen is the highest ranking officer of the Norwegian Armed Forces second only to the King of Norway Even though he holds the same rank as the King of Norway according to the Norwegian Constitution the King holds the highest command of the Army Air Force Navy and Home Guard Chief of DefenceForsvarssjefenCoat of arms for the Chief of DefenceStandard for the Chief of DefenceIncumbentEirik Kristoffersensince 17 August 2020Ministry of DefenceReports toMinister of DefenceAppointerThe Prime Ministerwith approval from The Council of StateFormation18 May 1940First holderOtto Ruge The Chief of Defence is the top advisor to the Government regarding military issues He is responsible for carrying out the mission the King or Minister of Defence gives to the Military He is also Norway s representative to NATO s military committee 1 The post was first established in 1940 2 3 and is currently held by General Eirik Kristoffersen 4 List of Chiefs of Defence editNo Portrait Chief of Defence Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch1 nbsp Ruge Otto Major GeneralOtto Ruge 1882 1961 18 May 19409 June 194022 days nbsp Norwegian Army nbsp Fleischer Carl Gustav Major GeneralCarl Gustav Fleischer 1883 1942 Acting10 June 194022 February 19421 year 257 days nbsp Norwegian Army 2 nbsp Hansteen Wilhelm von Tangen Major GeneralWilhelm von Tangen Hansteen 1896 1980 23 February 194230 June 19442 years 128 days nbsp Norwegian Army 3 nbsp Olav HRH Crown PrinceOlav 1903 1991 1 July 194415 July 19451 year 14 days nbsp Norwegian Army 1 nbsp Ruge Otto Lieutenant GeneralOtto Ruge 1882 1961 16 July 194531 December 1945168 days nbsp Norwegian Army nbsp Corneliussen Elias Rear AdmiralElias Corneliussen 1881 1951 Acting1 January 194631 May 1946150 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Navy nbsp Hansson Halvor Major GeneralHalvor Hansson 1886 1956 Acting1 June 194631 July 194660 days nbsp Norwegian Army 4 nbsp Berg Ole Lieutenant GeneralOle Berg 1890 1968 as Chief of the Defence Staff 1 August 194631 October 19559 years 91 days nbsp Norwegian Army 5 nbsp Lambrechts Finn Lieutenant GeneralFinn Lambrechts 1900 1956 as Chief of the Defence Staff 1 November 19558 December 1956 1 year 37 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Air Force 6 nbsp Oen Bjarne Lieutenant GeneralBjarne Oen 1898 1994 as Chief of the Defence Staff 10 January 195731 December 19625 years 355 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Air Force 6 nbsp Oen Bjarne Lieutenant GeneralBjarne Oen 1898 1994 1 January 196331 December 1963364 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Air Force 7 nbsp Johannessen Folke Hauger Vice AdmiralFolke Hauger Johannessen 1913 1997 1 January 196431 December 19728 years 365 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Navy 8 nbsp Zeiner Gundersen Herman Fredrik GeneralHerman Fredrik Zeiner Gundersen 1915 2002 1 February 197220 March 19775 years 47 days nbsp Norwegian Army 9 nbsp Hamre Sverre B GeneralSverre B Hamre 1918 1990 21 March 197730 June 19825 years 70 days nbsp Norwegian Army 10 nbsp Hauge Sven GeneralSven Hauge 1923 1997 1 July 198230 June 19841 year 365 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Air Force 11 nbsp Bull Hansen Fredrik GeneralFredrik Bull Hansen 1927 2018 1 July 198431 August 19873 years 61 days nbsp Norwegian Army 12 nbsp Eide Vigleik GeneralVigleik Eide 1933 2011 31 August 19875 September 19892 years 5 days nbsp Norwegian Army 13 nbsp Rein Torolf AdmiralTorolf Rein born 1934 5 September 198931 October 19945 years 56 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Navy 14 nbsp Solli Arne GeneralArne Solli 1938 2017 31 October 199430 April 19994 years 181 days nbsp Norwegian Army 15 nbsp Frisvold Sigurd GeneralSigurd Frisvold 1947 2022 1 May 199931 March 20055 years 334 days nbsp Norwegian Army 16 nbsp Diesen Sverre GeneralSverre Diesen born 1949 1 April 200530 September 20094 years 182 days nbsp Norwegian Army 17 nbsp Sunde Harald GeneralHarald Sunde 5 born 1954 1 October 200919 November 20134 years 49 days nbsp Norwegian Army 18 nbsp Bruun Hanssen Haakon AdmiralHaakon Bruun Hanssen 5 born 1960 19 November 201317 August 20206 years 272 days nbsp Royal Norwegian Navy 19 nbsp Kristoffersen Eirik Johan GeneralEirik Kristoffersen 5 born 1969 17 August 2020Incumbent3 years 236 days nbsp Norwegian ArmyReferences and footnotes edit Overview of the Chief of Defence of Norway position and a listing of holders in Norwegian Archived 2009 09 15 at the Wayback Machine Derry T K 1972 A History of Modern Norway 1814 1972 Clarendon Press Oxford ISBN 978 0 19 822503 4 Kersaudy Francois 1987 Norway 1940 St Martin s Press New York ISBN 0 312 06427 6 Generalmajor Eirik Kristoffersen ny forsvarssjef 12 May 2020 a b c Norway has appointed a new Chief of Defence Regjeringen no 21 June 2013 webpage Regj398 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief of Defence Norway amp oldid 1213677321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
