National police commissioner (Denmark)

National police commissioner
Rigspolitichefen (Danish)
Rank insignia
Incumbent Thorkild Fogde since 1 March 2020
Rigspolitiet
Reports to	Minister of Justice
Nominator	Government of Denmark
Appointer	the Monarch
Formation	1 April 1938
First holder	Eigil Thune Jacobsen  ( da )
Website	Official website (in Danish)

The National Police Commissioner of Denmark (Danish : Rigspolitichefen) is the head of the Rigspolitiet, responsible for all activities of the police. The current Commissioner is Thorkild Fogde, he was sent home following the Mink scandal but returned to office following an investigation. ^[1]

List of officeholders

•   Acting

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Eigil Thune Jacobsen  ( da ) (1880–1949)	1 April 1938	9 July 1941	3 years, 99 days	[2] [3]
–		Knud Begtrup-Hansen (1882–1967)	9 July 1941	1949	7–8 years	[4]
2			1949	1952	2–3 years
–		Svend Erling Heide-Jørgensen (1910–2002)	1 September 1952	1 July 1954	1 year, 303 days	[5]
3			1 July 1954	1 October 1980	26 years, 92 days
4		Ivar Boye  ( da ) (born 1929)	1 October 1980	31 December 1999	19 years, 91 days	[6]
5		Torsten Hesselbjerg  ( da ) (born 1950)	1 January 2000	31 December 2008	8 years, 365 days	[7] [8]
–		Jens Henrik Højbjerg  ( da ) (born 1955)	1 January 2009	1 February 2009	31 days	[9] [10] [11]
6			1 February 2009	1 March 2020	11 years, 29 days
7		Thorkild Fogde (born 1965)	1 March 2020	24 August 2022	2 years, 176 days	[12] [13]
–		Lene Frank (born 1961) acting	24 August 2022	10 February 2023	170 days	[13]
7		Thorkild Fogde (born 1965)	10 February 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 315 days	[1]

References

1. Stone, Sebastian Vidkjær (10 February 2023). "Rigspolitichef Thorkild Fogde er tilbage i tjenesten". altinget.dk (in Danish). Altinget. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. Bøgh, p. 18.
3. Kaarsted, Tage. "E. Thune Jacobsen". biografiskleksikon.lex.dk (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. Porse, Poul Ruggaard. "K. Begtrup-Hansen". biografiskleksikon.lex.dk (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
5. Bøgh, p. 21.
6. Bøgh, p. 23.
7. "Lovchef bliver ny rigspolitichef". kristeligt-dagblad.dk (in Danish). /ritzau/. 27 October 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
8. Woldenhof, Jesper (11 December 2008). "Rigspolitichef Torsten Hesselbjerg træder tilbage". berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
9. "Ny mand på rigspolitichef-posten". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). /ritzau/. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
10. Kaarsholm, Jens Folke (20 January 2009). "Den konstituerede rigspolitichef bliver også den permanente løsning på posten i fremtiden". avisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
11. "Jens Henrik Højbjerg stopper som rigspolitichef". justitsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Justice. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
12. "Ny rigspolitichef". justitsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Justice. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
13. Westersø, Rikke Struck (25 August 2022). "Thorkild Fogde efter hjemsendelse: - Vi er uenige og meget overraskede over vurderingen". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.

• Bøgh, Frank. Politiets og Københavns Politis historie 1241-2000 (PDF) (in Danish). Retrieved 15 July 2022.