Established in 1816, the Office of the Attorney General of Norway ( no, Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government. The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil legal trials. The office is a body subordinate to the

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. The Director of Public Prosecutions of Norway ( no, Riksadvokaten) is the head of the

Norwegian Prosecuting Authority Norwegian Prosecuting Authority ( no, Påtalemyndigheten) is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Council of State. This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three levels. The third level of the Prosecuting Autho ...

, an independent government agency subordinate only to "King-in-Council" (

Council of State (Norway) The Council of State ( Norwegian: ''Statsrådet''), is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the executive branch of the ...

). The Judge Advocate General of Norway ( no, Generaladvokaten) is the head of the military prosecution authority, and is subordinate to ''riksadvokaten''. The office has 46 employees (of whom 34 are legal professionals). The current Attorney General of Norway is Fredrik Sejersted, whereas the assisting Attorney General is Tolle Stabell. The headquarters are in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

List of attorneys general of Norway

This is a list of the heads of the Office of the Attorney General of Norway: * 1816–1820 : Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne, Sr. * 1820–1825 : Jonas Anton Hielm * 1822–1830 : Niels Aars * 1830–1837 : H. C. Petersen * 1837–1839 :

Frederik Stang Frederik Stang (4 March 1808 – 8 June 1884) was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's 1st prime minister in Christiana. Stang was born on the Nordre Rostad farm at Stokke in Vestfold, Norway. He was the so ...

* 1839–1842 : Eskild Bruun * 1842–1859 : I. W. Skjelderup * 1859–1870 : Bernhard Dunker * 1870–1873 : H. C. H. Grønn * 1873–1893 :

Christian Lasson Christian Otto Carl Lasson (3 July 1830 – 7 July 1893) was a Norwegian barrister. Personal life Lasson was born in Christiania to jurist and politician Peder Carl Lasson (1798-1873) and Ottilia Pauline Christine von Munthe af Morgenstie ...

* 1893–1904 : Johannes Bergh * 1904–1917 : Karl Lous * 1917–1923 : Annæus J. Schjødt * 1924–1939 :

Kristen Johanssen Kristen Johanssen (19 July 1869 – May 19, 1949) was a Norwegian attorney and jurist. Biography He took the cand.jur. degree in 1892. After traveling abroad to Germany, France and England under a study scholarship, he settled in Kristia ...

* 1939–1941 : Valentin Voss * 1941–1945 :

German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

* 1945–1962 :

Henning Bødtker Henning Bremer Bødtker (14 August 1891 – 19 November 1975) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was the Attorney General of Norway from 1945 to 1962. Personal life He was born in Svelvik as a son of ship captain Jacob Bødtker (1847� ...

* 1962–1972 : Hans Methlie Michelsen * 1972–1993 : Bjørn Haug * 1993–2015 : Sven Ole Fagernæs * 2015-present : Fredrik Sejersted

References

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