Chief of the Navy (Norway)

The Chief of the Navy (Norwegian: Sjef Sjøforsvaret) is the Commander–in–chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Chief of the Navy
Sjef Sjøforsvaret
Incumbent
Rune Andersen

since 27 October 2020
 Royal Norwegian Navy
Reports to Chief of Defence
Formation1901
First holderChristian Sparre

The Chief of the Navy is head over the Naval Staff, the Coast Guard, The Fleet and the main naval bases.[1] Presiding over close to 3600 soldiers,[2] the Chief of the Navy has great responsibility to lead and defend. With the seas under his discretion, the Chief of the Navy watches over the seas which are seven times greater in area than that of Norway's mainland.

The Naval Staff is is based at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, western Norway.[3]

Name of the posisition

  • 1970 - 2017: General inspector of the Navy[4]
  • 2017 - today: Chief of the Navy[5]

List of chiefs

Commanding Admiral
No. Picture Commanding AdmiralTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Wandel, CarlVice admiral
Christian Sparre
(1859–1940)
22 December 190119108–9 years
2
Dawes, KarlRear admiral
Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes
(1861–1941)
191019198–9 years
3
Berglund, AlfredRear admiral
Alfred Berglund
(1862–1945)
1919193010–11 years
4
Lippe, JakobRear admiral
Jakob von der Lippe
(1872–1953)
1930August 19343–4 years
5
Otto, EdgarRear admiral
Edgar Otto
(1872–1952)
August 193419383–4 years
6
Diesen, HenryRear admiral
Henry Diesen
(1883–1953)
1938August 19412–3 years
Chief of the Navy
No. Picture Chief of the NavyTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Corneliussen, EliasRear admiral
Elias Corneliussen
(1881–1951)
August 194119464–5 years
2
Horve, ThoreVice admiral
Thore Horve
(1899–1990)
1946May 19492–3 years
3
Danielsen, EdvardVice admiral
Edvard Christian Danielsen
(1888–1964)
May 194919511–2 years
4
Storheill, SkuleVice admiral
Skule Storheill
(1907–1992)
195119542–3 years
5
Jacobsen, PeterVice admiral
Peter J. Espeland Jacobsen
195419594–5 years
6
Hostvedt, ErlingVice admiral
Erling G. Hostvedt
195919622–3 years
7
Sørenssen, AimarVice admiral
Aimar Sørenssen
(1905–1986)
196219674–5 years
8
Braadland, MagneVice admiral
Magne Braadland
196719702–3 years
General Inspector for the Navy
  • 19701974: Hans Skjong
  • 19741976: Oddmund Peder Åkenes
  • 19761980: Charles Oluf Herlofson
  • 19801983: Roy Breivik
  • 19831989: Bjarne Grimstvedt
  • 19891992: Rolf Eilhardt Pedersen
  • 19921995: Kjell Amund Prytz
  • 19952000: Hans Kristian Svensholt
  • 20002003: Kjell-Birger Olsen
  • 20032008: Jan Eirik Finseth
  • 20082011: Haakon Bruun-Hanssen
  • 20112014: Bernt Grimstvedt
  • 20142017: Lars Saunes
  • 2017-2020: Nils-Andreas Stensønes
Chief of the Navy
No. Picture Chief of the NavyTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Wandel, CarlRear admiral
Lars Saunes
(born 1959)
1 January 201716 August 2017227 days[6]
2
Stensønes, Nils AndreasRear admiral
Nils-Andreas Stensønes
(born 1964)
16 August 2017Incumbent3 years, 72 days[6]

References


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