Hans Sverre Sjøvold
Hans Sverre Sjøvold (born 20 August 1957) is a Norwegian police chief and civil servant.
Hans Sverre Sjøvold | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Norwegian Police Security Service | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Marie Benedicte Bjørnland |
| Chief of Police of Oslo | |
| In office 2012 – 1 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anstein Gjengedal |
| Succeeded by | Beate Gangås |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1957 Færder, Vestfold, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Jurist, police chief and civil servant |
He graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1988 and embarked on a career in the prosecution authority. From 2001 to 2002 he served as assisting director of the National Police Directorate before serving as Chief of Police in Vestfold from 2002 to 2005. He was then rector of the Norwegian Police University College from 2005 to 2010, and deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 2010. He was appointed chief of police of Oslo in 2012, succeeding Anstein Gjengedal.[1]
He has been appointed head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), effective from June 2019.[2]
References
- Tvedt, Knut Are. "Hans Sverre Sjøvold". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "Sjøvold blir ny PST-sjef". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
| Police appointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anstein Gjengedal |
Chief of Police of Oslo 2012–2019 |
Succeeded by Beate Gangås |
| Preceded by Roger Berg (acting) |
Director of the Norwegian Police Security Service 2019– |
Incumbent |
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