Anstein Birger Gjengedal (born 26 November 1944) is a former Norwegian police chief.
He was born in
Lom. He was a public prosecutor in
Eidsivating
Eidsivating was the name of one of the original Norwegian popular assemblies or '' Things''. Historically, it was the site of court and assembly for the eastern parts of Norway.
Summary
Traditionally, Eidsivating was the court for the populatio ...
from 1977 until 1989 when he became deputy director of the
. He then served as director from 1996 to 2000, and in 2000 he became Chief of Police of
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
,
until his successor
Hans Sverre Sjøvold took over in June 2012.
He is currently the director for the Prosecution Committee in Anti-doping Norge.
He has been an ever-present member of the Trial Committee for the
Norwegian Skating Association
The Norwegian Skating Association ( no, Norges Skøyteforbund, NSF) is the main skating authoritative body in Norway. It oversees speed skating, figure skating, short track speed skating on ice, and more recently inline and roller skating.
The Nor ...
since being elected in 1980.
In his youth Gjengedal competed as a speed skater for Lom Idrettslag until 1961 and then joined
Lillehammer Skøiteklubb for the seasons 1961/62–1963/64 and from 1964/65-season he changed his club again and this time to
Oslo Idrettslag.
References
External links
Anstein Gjengedalat www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/
Anstein Gjengedalat www.speedskatingnews.info
Anstein Gjengedalat www.speedskatingbase.eu (personal speed skating records)
1944 births
Living people
People from Oppland
People from Lom, Norway
20th-century Norwegian lawyers
Directors of government agencies of Norway
Norwegian police chiefs
Norwegian male speed skaters
Sportspeople from Innlandet
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