Chief of Defence (Norway)

Chief of Defence of Norway Forsvarssjefen
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Incumbent Haakon Bruun-Hanssen since 19 November 2013
Appointer	The Prime Minister with approval from The Council of State
Inaugural holder	Otto Ruge
Formation	18 May 1940
Website	http://www.mil.no/fst/forsvarssjefen/

The Chief of Defence (Forsvarssjefen) is the highest-ranking officer of the Military of Norway, 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.

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 Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen.^[4]

List of Chiefs of Defence

№	Chief of Defence	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch
1	Ruge, OttoMajor General Otto Ruge	18 May 1940	9 June 1940	7001220000000000000♠22 days	Army
–	Fleischer, Carl GustavMajor General Carl Gustav Fleischer (Acting)	10 June 1940	22 February 1942	7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days	Army
2	Hansteen, Wilhelm von TangenMajor General Wilhelm von Tangen Hansteen	23 February 1942	30 June 1944	7002858000000000000♠2 years, 128 days	Army
3	OlavHRH Crown Prince Olav	1 July 1944	15 July 1945	7002379000000000000♠1 year, 14 days	Army
(1)	Ruge, OttoLieutenant General Otto Ruge	16 July 1945	31 December 1945	7002168000000000000♠168 days	Army
-	Corneliussen, EliasRear Admiral Elias Corneliussen (Acting)	1 January 1946	31 May 1946	7002150000000000000♠150 days	Navy
-	Hansson, HalvorMajor General Halvor Hansson (Acting)	1 June 1946	31 July 1946	7001600000000000000♠60 days	Army
4	Berg, OleLieutenant General Ole Berg (as Chief of the Defence Staff)	1 August 1946	31 October 1955	7003337800000000000♠9 years, 91 days	Army
5	Lambrechts, FinnLieutenant General Finn Lambrechts (as Chief of the Defence Staff)	1 November 1955	8 December 1956	7002403000000000000♠1 year, 37 days	Air Force
6	Øen, BjarneLieutenant General Bjarne Øen (as Chief of the Defence Staff)	10 January 1957	31 December 1962	7003218100000000000♠5 years, 355 days	Air Force
(6)	Øen, BjarneLieutenant General Bjarne Øen	1 January 1963	31 December 1963	7002364000000000000♠364 days	Air Force
7	Johannessen, Folke Hauger(Vice) Admiral Folke Hauger Johannessen	1 January 1964	31 December 1972	7003328700000000000♠8 years, 365 days	Navy
8	Zeiner-Gundersen, Herman FredrikGeneral Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen	1 February 1972	20 March 1977	7003187400000000000♠5 years, 47 days	Army
9	Hamre, Sverre B.General Sverre B. Hamre	21 March 1977	30 June 1982	7003189600000000000♠5 years, 70 days	Army
10	Hauge, SvenGeneral Sven Hauge	1 July 1982	30 June 1984	7002730000000000000♠1 year, 365 days	Air Force
11	Bull-Hansen, FredrikGeneral Fredrik Bull-Hansen	1 July 1984	31 August 1987	7003115600000000000♠3 years, 61 days	Army
12	Eide, VigleikGeneral Vigleik Eide	31 August 1987	5 September 1989	7002736000000000000♠2 years, 5 days	Army
13	Rein, TorolfAdmiral Torolf Rein	5 September 1989	31 October 1994	7003188200000000000♠5 years, 56 days	Navy
14	Solli, ArneGeneral Arne Solli	31 October 1994	30 April 1999	7003164200000000000♠4 years, 181 days	Army
15	Frisvold, SigurdGeneral Sigurd Frisvold	1 May 1999	31 March 2005	7003216100000000000♠5 years, 334 days	Army
16	Diesen, SverreGeneral Sverre Diesen	1 April 2005	30 September 2009	7003164300000000000♠4 years, 182 days	Army
17	Sunde, HaraldGeneral Harald Sunde^[5]	1 October 2009	19 November 2013	7003151000000000000♠4 years, 49 days	Army
18	Bruun-Hanssen, HaakonAdmiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen^[5]	19 November 2013	Incumbent	7003136500000000000♠3 years, 269 days	Navy

References and footnotes

↑ 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, François (1987). Norway 1940. St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 0-312-06427-6.
↑ http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fd/whats-new/News/20121/admiral-haakon-bruun-hanssen-appointed-n.html?id=745827
1 2 3 4 "Norway has appointed a new Chief of Defence". Regjeringen.no, 21 June 2013, webpage: Regj398.

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