Ingelin Killengreen

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Ingelin Christine Killengreen (born 12 November 1947) is a Norwegian jurist and former Police Commissioner in the National Police Directorate.

Killengreen was born in Bergen. In her youth she attended Bergen Cathedral School. She graduated at the University of Oslo as a cand.jur. in 1972. After working for more than 20 years in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, where she held positions as deputy under-secretary of state (1988—1993) and permanent under-secretary of state (1993—1994), she became the first female Police Chief in Oslo in 1995. [1]

When the National Police Directorate was created in 2000 Killengreen was appointed as the first Police Commissioner. In 2001 Killengreen headed a large reform in the Norwegian police when the number of regional districts were reduced from 54 to 27. [1] In 2011 she was appointed as permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Ingelin Killengreen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. "Ingelin_Killengreen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
Police appointments
Preceded by Chief of Police of Oslo
1995–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by
position created
Director of the National Police Directorate
2000–2011
Succeeded by
Vidar Refvik (acting)
Civic offices
Preceded by Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police
1993–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
2011–present
Incumbent