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

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

Name of the position

  • 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
Christian Sparre
Wandel, CarlVice admiral
Christian Sparre
(1859–1940)		22 December 190119108–9 years
2
Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes
Dawes, KarlRear admiral
Karl Friedrich Griffin Dawes
(1861–1941)		191019198–9 years
3
Alfred Berglund
Berglund, AlfredRear admiral
Alfred Berglund
(1862–1945)		1919193010–11 years
4
Jakob von der Lippe
Lippe, JakobRear admiral
Jakob von der Lippe
(1872–1953)		1930August 19343–4 years
5
Edgar Otto
Otto, EdgarRear admiral
Edgar Otto
(1872–1952)		August 193419383–4 years
6
Henry Diesen
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
Elias Corneliussen
Corneliussen, EliasRear admiral
Elias Corneliussen
(1881–1951)		August 194119464–5 years
2
Thore Horve
Horve, ThoreVice admiral
Thore Horve
(1899–1990)		1946May 19492–3 years
3
Edvard Christian Danielsen
Danielsen, EdvardVice admiral
Edvard Christian Danielsen
(1888–1964)		May 194919511–2 years
4
Skule Storheill
Storheill, SkuleVice admiral
Skule Storheill
(1907–1992)		195119542–3 years
5
Peter J. Espeland Jacobsen
Jacobsen, PeterVice admiral
Peter J. Espeland Jacobsen		195419594–5 years
6
Erling G. Hostvedt
Hostvedt, ErlingVice admiral
Erling G. Hostvedt		195919622–3 years
7
Aimar Sørenssen [no]
Sørenssen, AimarVice admiral
Aimar Sørenssen
(1905–1986)		196219674–5 years
8
Magne Braadland
Braadland, MagneVice admiral
Magne Braadland		196719702–3 years

General Inspector for the Navy

  • 1970–1974: Hans Skjong
  • 1974–1976: Oddmund Peder Åkenes
  • 1976–1980: Charles Oluf Herlofson
  • 1980–1983: Roy Breivik
  • 1983–1989: Bjarne Grimstvedt
  • 1989–1992: Rolf Eilhardt Pedersen
  • 1992–1995: Kjell Amund Prytz
  • 1995–2000: Hans Kristian Svensholt
  • 2000–2003: Kjell-Birger Olsen
  • 2003–2008: Jan Eirik Finseth
  • 2008–2011: Haakon Bruun-Hanssen
  • 2011–2014: Bernt Grimstvedt
  • 2014–2017: Lars Saunes

Chief of the Navy

No. Picture Chief of the NavyTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Lars Saunes [no]
Wandel, CarlRear admiral
Lars Saunes
(born 1959)		1 January 201716 August 2017227 days[6]
2
Nils-Andreas Stensønes
Stensønes, Nils AndreasRear admiral
Nils-Andreas Stensønes
(born 1964)		16 August 201727 October 20203 years, 72 days[6]
3
Rune Andersen
Andersen, RuneRear admiral
Rune Andersen		27 October 2020Incumbent3 years, 73 days[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Navy - Norwegian Armed Forces".
  2. ↑ "Forsvaret i tall - Forsvaret".
  3. ↑ The Norwegian Armed Forces
  4. ↑ "Forsvarets overkommando – Store norske leksikon". 14 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Kampkraft og bærekraft (in Norwegian)
  6. 1 2 Kvamme, Ole Dag (21 June 2017). "Stensønes ny sjef for Sjøforsvaret". aldrimer.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Furrevik, Gro Anita (27 October 2020). "I dag blir Rune Andersen ny sjøsjef". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). Forsvarets forum. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  8. ↑ Rognstrand, Andrea; Olsen, Øyvind Førland (16 October 2020). "Sjef Marinen blir sjef Sjøforsvaret". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2021.


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