National Police Directorate (Norway)

National Police Directorate (Norwegian: Politidirektoratet) 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.

National Police Directorate
Politidirektoratet
Coat of arms of the Norwegian Police
Agency overview
Formed2002
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNorway
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersHammersborggt. 12, Oslo
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry 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.

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