Kristian Welhaven

Kristian Welhaven
Kristian Welhaven, ca. 1930–40
Born(1883-10-11)11 October 1883
Kristiania
Died27 July 1975(1975-07-27) (aged 91)
Oslo
Occupation(s)Chief of Police
Jurist
Known forChief of Police in Oslo for 27 years
Spouse
Margit Aagaard
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(m. 1917)​
RelativesJohan Sebastian Welhaven (uncle)
Maren Sars (aunt)
Elisabeth Welhaven (aunt)
Hjalmar Welhaven (cousin)
Ernst Sars (cousin)
Georg Ossian Sars (cousin)
Eva Nansen (cousin)
AwardsNorway Commander of
the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
Denmark Commander of
the Order of Dannebrog
Sweden Order of Vasa
Sweden Order of the Polar Star

Kristian Welhaven (11 October 1883 – 27 July 1975) was a Norwegian police officer. He was chief of police of Oslo for 27 years, from 1927 to 1954.[1] He was a leading force in establishing an organized Norwegian intelligence service before World War II, and in re-establishing it after the war. During the war years Welhaven was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned in both Norway and Germany, before spending the remainder of the war as a civilian internee in Bavaria.

  1. ^ Haugli, Willy. "Kristian Welhaven". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2010.