National police commissioner (Denmark) explained
| Post: | National police commissioner |
| Insignia: | Dansk Rigspolitichef.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50px |
| Insigniacaption: | Rank insignia |
| Incumbent: | Thorkild Fogde |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 March 2020 |
| Department: | Rigspolitiet |
| Reports To: | Minister of Justice |
| Nominator: | Government of Denmark |
| Appointer: | the Monarch |
| Formation: | 1 April 1938 |
The National Police Commissioner of Denmark (da|Rigspolitichefen) is the head of the Rigspolitiet, responsible for all activities of the police. The current Commissioner is Thorkild Fogde, he was sent home following the Mink scandal but returned to office following an investigation.
List of officeholders
| Portrait | Name
| Term of office | |
|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|
| 1 | |
| 1 April 1938 | 9 July 1941 | | [1] |
| – | | Knud Begtrup-Hansen
| 9 July 1941 | 1949 | years | [2] |
| 2 | 1949 | 1952 | years |
| – | | Svend Erling Heide-Jørgensen
| 1 September 1952 | 1 July 1954 | | |
| 3 | 1 July 1954 | 1 October 1980 | |
| 4 | |
| 1 October 1980 | 31 December 1999 | | |
| 5 | |
| 1 January 2000 | 31 December 2008 | | [3] [4] |
| – | |
| 1 January 2009 | 1 February 2009 | | [5] [6]
[7] |
| 6 | 1 February 2009 | 1 March 2020 | |
| 7 | | Thorkild Fogde
| 1 March 2020 | 24 August 2022 | | [8] [9] |
| – | | Lene Frank
| 24 August 2022 | 10 February 2023 | | |
| 7 | | Thorkild Fogde
| 10 February 2023 | Incumbent | | [10] | |
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Kaarsted . Tage . E. Thune Jacobsen . biografiskleksikon.lex.dk . Gyldendal . 15 July 2022 . da.
- Web site: Porse . Poul Ruggaard . K. Begtrup-Hansen . biografiskleksikon.lex.dk . Gyldendal . 15 July 2022 . da.
- News: Lovchef bliver ny rigspolitichef . 15 July 2022 . kristeligt-dagblad.dk . /ritzau/ . 27 October 1999 . da.
- News: Woldenhof . Jesper . Rigspolitichef Torsten Hesselbjerg træder tilbage . 15 July 2022 . berlingske.dk . 11 December 2008 . da.
- News: Ny mand på rigspolitichef-posten . 15 July 2022 . nyheder.tv2.dk . /ritzau/ . 18 December 2008 . da.
- News: Kaarsholm . Jens Folke . Den konstituerede rigspolitichef bliver også den permanente løsning på posten i fremtiden. . 15 July 2022 . avisen.dk . 20 January 2009 . da.
- Web site: Jens Henrik Højbjerg stopper som rigspolitichef . justitsministeriet.dk . Ministry of Justice . 15 July 2022 . da . 19 December 2019.
- Web site: Ny rigspolitichef . justitsministeriet.dk . Ministry of Justice . 15 July 2022 . da . 26 February 2020.
- News: Westersø . Rikke Struck . Thorkild Fogde efter hjemsendelse: - Vi er uenige og meget overraskede over vurderingen . 25 August 2022 . nyheder.tv2.dk . 25 August 2022 . da.
- News: Stone . Sebastian Vidkjær . Rigspolitichef Thorkild Fogde er tilbage i tjenesten . 10 October 2023 . altinget.dk . Altinget . 10 February 2023 . da.
