From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Norwegian Police Security Service

Domestic intelligence service in Norway

Summary

Domestic intelligence service in Norway

Field	Value
agencyname	Norwegian Police Security Service
nativename	Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste
abbreviation	PST
logo	File:Emblem of the Norwegian Police Security Service.svg
logocaption	PST Emblem
formedyear	1937
country	Norway
police	yes
speciality1	protection
headquarters	Oslo
chief1name	Beate Gangås
chief1position	Director
parentagency	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
website

The Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST), Politiets tryggingsteneste (PTT)) is the police security agency of Norway. The agency was previously known as POT (Politiets overvåkningstjeneste or Police Surveillance Agency), the name change was decided by the Parliament of Norway on 2 June 2001.

History and organization

The service was established in 1937 by direction of the Ministry of Justice led by Trygve Lie. It is responsible for monitoring and maintaining interior security in Norway. Known operational departments include counterintelligence unit, counterterrorism unit, counterproliferation and organized crime unit, counterextremism unit, investigation unit, surveillance unit, technology unit, security analysis unit and foreign citizens unit. In addition, PST is in charge of all VIP protection domestically and abroad except for the royal family, which has its own independent escort service.

PST is, unlike all ordinary police services, not subordinated to the National Police Directorate, but placed directly under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The agency is monitored by the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee, after the debates concerning the Lund Report.

The organization consists of Den sentrale enhet (central unit) which is located in Nydalen, Oslo, as well as regional offices in all the police regions.

Directors

This is a list of the directors of the agency.

1957–1966 : Asbjørn Bryhn
1967–1982 : Gunnar Haarstad
1982–1990 : Jostein Erstad
1990–1991 : Svein Urdal
1991–1993 : Jan Grøndahl (acting)
1993–1996 : Hans Olav Østgaard
1996–1997 : Ellen Holager Andenæs (acting)
1997–2003 : Per Sefland
2003–2004 : Arnstein Øverkil (acting)
2004–2009 : Jørn Holme
2009 : Roger Berg (acting)
2009–2012 : Janne Kristiansen
2012 : Roger Berg (acting)
2012–2019 : Marie Benedicte Bjørnland
2019–2022: Hans Sverre Sjøvold
2022- : Beate Gangås

References

(2000-12-15). "Lov om endringer i politiloven (overvåkingstjenestens oppgaver m.v.)".
"Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste - Endringshistorie - Forvaltningsdatabasen".
"Tema".
"Kontorer".
Jonassen, Arild M.. (9 August 1997). "Turbulent tjeneste". [[Aftenposten]].
"Ledelsen".
(21 October 2022). "Beate Gangås ny sjef PST". Norwegian Government.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

norwegian-police-security-service 1937-establishments-in-norway

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Norwegian Police Security Service — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report