Chief of the Navy (Norway) explained
| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the Navy |
| Native Name: | Sjef Sjøforsvaret |
| Flag: | Sjef Sjøforsvaret.jpg |
| Incumbent: | Rune Andersen |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 October 2020 |
| Reports To: | Chief of Defence |
| Formation: | 1901 |
| First: | Christian Sparre |
The Chief of the Navy (Norwegian: Sjef Sjøforsvaret) is the Commander–in–chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
The Chief of the Navy is head over the Naval Staff, the Coast Guard, The Fleet and the main naval bases.[1] Presiding over close to 3600 soldiers,[2] the Chief of the Navy has great responsibility to lead and defend. With the seas under his discretion, the Chief of the Navy watches over the seas which are seven times greater in area than that of Norway's mainland.
The Naval Staff is based at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, western Norway.[3]
Name of the position
- 1970 - 2017: General inspector of the Navy[4]
- 2017 - today: Chief of the Navy[5]
List of chiefs
General Inspector for the Navy
- 1970 - 1974: Hans Skjong
- 1974 - 1976:
- 1976 - 1980: Charles Oluf Herlofson
- 1980 - 1983: Roy Breivik
- 1983 - 1989: Bjarne Grimstvedt
- 1989 - 1992:
- 1992 - 1995:
- 1995 - 2000: Hans Kristian Svensholt
- 2000 - 2003: Kjell-Birger Olsen
- 2003 - 2008:
- 2008 - 2011: Haakon Bruun-Hanssen
- 2011 - 2014:
- 2014 - 2017:
Chief of the Navy
Notes and References
- Web site: Navy - Norwegian Armed Forces.
- Web site: Forsvaret i tall - Forsvaret.
- https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/upload/fd/temadokumenter/det-norske-forsvaret_engelsk_20131115.pdf The Norwegian Armed Forces
- Web site: Forsvarets overkommando – Store norske leksikon. 14 April 2020 .
- https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/fd/dokumenter/rapporter-og-regelverk/2016-12-20-u-ivb-ltp-2017-2020-v10_til-internett.pdf Kampkraft og bærekraft
