Odd Reidar Humlegård

Odd Reidar Humlegård (born 9 May 1961, in Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian lawyer, civil servant who served as the National Police Commissioner between 2012 and 2018. Humlegård previously served as head of the National Criminal Investigation Service, and was appointed as director to the National Police Directorate in August 2012 after the controversial resignation of Øystein Mæland.[1]

Career

Humlegård first joined the Norwegian police in 1984, after graduating from Norwegian Police University College, having previously received officer's training at the Military Academy. He later enrolled in- and graduated from law school in 1992. From 2003 he served as head of the National Mobile Police Service, before he was appointed to the National Criminal Investigation Service in 2009.[2] He was responsible for the investigation of many high-profile cases during his tenure, such as The Pocket Man in 2009.

In the wake of the sudden resignation of Øystein Mæland in 2012, he was promptly appointed to the position as the next Police Commissioner, basically in charge of the whole police force.[3][4] He didn't seek re-appointment in 2018 and was succeeded by Marie Benedicte Bjørnland.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Aanes, Guttorm (August 2012). "Humlegård beordres til stilling som politidirektør". Pressemeldinger (in Norwegian). Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ^ Lepperød, Trond (2009-12-18). "Odd Reidar Humlegård". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. ^ Sørenes, Kjetil (2012-08-19). "Dette er mannen som skal få norsk politi på rett kjøl Kripos-sjef overrasket over ny jobb fra Faremo". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. ^ Børringbø, Klaus (2012-08-17). "Odd Reidar Humglegård ny politidirektør". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. ^ "Odd Reidar Humlegård går av som politidirektør" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Porsgrunns Dagblad. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Bjørnland er ny politidirektør" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
Police appointments
Preceded by Director of the National Police Directorate
2012–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the National Criminal Investigation Service
2009–2012 		Succeeded by