Peter Bartram Explained

Peter Bartram
Honorific Suffix:K1
Birth Date:4 May 1961
Birth Place:Aarhus, Denmark
Allegiance:Denmark
Branch: Royal Danish Army
Serviceyears:1981 – 2017
Rank:General
Commands:Chief of Defence (Denmark)
Awards:Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
25 Years Good Service Medal
Spouse:Juliane Bartram
Website:peterbartram.dk

Peter Bartram (4 May 1961 in Aarhus) is a former Danish general and Danish Chief of Defence.[1]

Bartram was appointed as Danish Chief of Defence on 20 March 2012 after passing tests promoting him from brigadier general to general.[2] He succeeded Lieutenant General Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup who was acting Chief of Defence after Knud Bartels left the post for Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.

As the Danish Chief of Defence, General Peter Bartram was the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He was responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.

On 28 October 2016, Bartram announce he would be leaving the post, to work for a "large Danish company".[3] On 11 January 2017, Bartram left the post as Chief of Defence, and became Vice Chairman at JP/Politikens Hus and Vice Chairman at Jyllands-Postens Fond.[4]

Awards and decorations

General Peter Bartram has been awarded several medals including:[5]

Other Accoutrements
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official CV on the site of the Danish Ministry of Defense.
  2. http://www.fmn.dk/eng/news/Pages/NewChiefofDefense.aspx New Chief of Defense
  3. Web site: Ritzau. Chief of Defence Stopping: I'm ready for a career change. tv2-dk. 28 October 2016. TV2. 10 November 2016. Danish.
  4. Web site: Nielsen. Michael Korsgaard. A Real General Takes over After The Panzer General. Business.dk. Berlingske Media. 10 January 2017. Danish. 9 January 2017.
  5. Web site: BIOGRAPHY Peter Bartram Chief of Defence . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062333/http://www2.forsvaret.dk/nyheder/overige_nyheder/Documents/FC_PETER%20BARTRAM_BIO_2014.pdf . February 24, 2019 . . en . June 15, 2022.