Established in 1816, the Office of the Attorney General of Norway ( no, Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government. The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil legal trials. The office is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister. The Director of Public Prosecutions of Norway ( no, Riksadvokaten) is the head of the

Norwegian Prosecuting Authority Norwegian Prosecuting Authority ( no, Påtalemyndigheten) is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Council of State. This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three levels. The third level of the Prosecuting Autho ...

, an independent government agency subordinate only to "King-in-Council" ( Council of State (Norway)). The Judge Advocate General of Norway ( no, Generaladvokaten) is the head of the military prosecution authority, and is subordinate to ''riksadvokaten''. The office has 46 employees (of whom 34 are

legal professional Legal profession is a profession in which legal professionals study, develop and apply law. Usually, there is a requirement for someone choosing a career in law to first obtain a law degree or some other form of legal education. It is difficult to ...

s). The current Attorney General of Norway is

Fredrik Sejersted Fredrik Sejersted (born 2 July 1965) is a Norwegian jurist, and the current Attorney General of Norway. He is a son of Francis and Hilde Sejersted. He has been a professor of law at the University of Oslo, and is known for chairing the Sejersted ...

, whereas the assisting Attorney General is

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. The headquarters are in Oslo.

List of attorneys general of Norway

This is a list of the heads of the Office of the Attorney General of Norway: * 1816–1820 : Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne, Sr. * 1820–1825 :

Jonas Anton Hielm Jonas Anton Hielm (30 December 1782 – 30 March 1848) was a Norwegian lawyer and Member of Parliament . Jonas Anton Hielm was born in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was the son of regiment quartermaster and garrison auditor, Børge Hie ...

* 1822–1830 : Niels Aars * 1830–1837 : H. C. Petersen * 1837–1839 : Frederik Stang * 1839–1842 : Eskild Bruun * 1842–1859 : I. W. Skjelderup * 1859–1870 : Bernhard Dunker * 1870–1873 : H. C. H. Grønn * 1873–1893 : Christian Lasson * 1893–1904 :

Johannes Bergh Johannes Bergh (18 February 1837 – 8 March 1906) was a Norwegian barrister. He was born in Åsnes to Haagen Ludvig Bergh and Christine Fredrikke Døderlein. He was married to Anna Johanne Borchgrevink from 1861. Bergh graduated as cand.jur ...

* 1904–1917 : Karl Lous * 1917–1923 : Annæus J. Schjødt * 1924–1939 :

Kristen Johanssen Kristen Johanssen (19 July 1869 – May 19, 1949) was a Norwegian attorney and jurist. Biography He took the cand.jur. degree in 1892. After traveling abroad to Germany, France and England under a study scholarship, he settled in Kristiania ...

* 1939–1941 : Valentin Voss * 1941–1945 : German occupation of Norway * 1945–1962 : Henning Bødtker * 1962–1972 : Hans Methlie Michelsen * 1972–1993 : Bjørn Haug * 1993–2015 : Sven Ole Fagernæs * 2015-present :

References

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