National Police Directorate (Norway)

National Police Directorate
*Politidirektoratet*
National Police Directorate; Politidirektoratet
	Coat of arms of the Norwegian Police
Agency overview
Formed	2002
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Norway
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Hammersborggt. 12, Oslo
Agency executives	Odd Reidar Humlegård, National Police Commissioner and head of the police in Norway; Vidar Refvik, Assistant National Commissioner;
Parent agency	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Website
	https://www.politi.no/politidirektoratet/

National Police Directorate (Norwegian: Politidirektoratet) is a government agency subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security which heads the Norwegian Police Service. The directorate is led by the National Police Commissioner (Politidirektør), who since 2012 has been Odd Reidar Humlegård.^[1]

In Norway there is only one police force. The organisation of the Norwegian Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.

^ Hamnes, Leif (17 August 2012). "Politimestrene uenige om Humlegård er rett mann til å bli ny politidirektør". Teknisk Ukeblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[1] Hamnes, Leif (17 August 2012). "Politimestrene uenige om Humlegård er rett mann til å bli ny politidirektør". Teknisk Ukeblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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