National Police Directorate (Norway)

National Police Directorate (Norwegian: Politidirektoratet) is a government agency subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security which heads the Norwegian Police Service. The directorate is led by the National Police Commissioner (Politidirektør), who since 2012 has been Odd Reidar Humlegård.^[1]

National Police Directorate Politidirektoratet
Coat of arms of the Norwegian Police
Agency overview
Formed	2002
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Norway
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Hammersborggt. 12, Oslo
Agency executives	Odd Reidar Humlegård, National Police Commissioner and head of the police in Norway Vidar Refvik, Assistant National Commissioner
Parent agency	Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Website
https://www.politi.no/politidirektoratet/

In Norway there is only one police force. The organisation of the Norwegian Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.

See also

• Task Force for Economical and Fraud crimes
• Police Security Service