Carl Mentz Rynning-Tønnesen (13 September 1924 – 28 April 2013) was a Norwegian police chief. He was born in

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as a son of Christian Wilhelm Rynning-Tønnesen (1893–1963) and pharmacist Sigrid Jacobsen (1896–1961), and grew up in

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where his father was police chief. He was a nephew of Sverre Rynning-Tønnesen. In 1957 he married Grete Luhr. Their son

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is a leading corporate executive. He graduated with the

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degree from the

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in 1949. He was hired as a police superintendent in

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in 1960 and

in 1963. He then served as police inspector in Bergen from 1968, then police chief of Kristiansand from 1979 to 1992. He died in April 2013.

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1924 births 2013 deaths People from Jevnaker People from Kristiansand University of Oslo alumni Norwegian police chiefs {{Norway-law-bio-stub