Jostein Einar Erstad (27 May 1922 – 2 July 2011) was a Norwegian jurist. He was born in

Skodje Skodje (''pronunciation'': kɔʏəor køʏə is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipality ...

. He was a police superintendent in

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from 1962 to 1966, teacher at the Norwegian Police Academy from 1966 to 1971, public prosecutor in

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from 1971 to 1981, chief public prosecutor from 1981 to 1982 and director of the Norwegian Police Surveillance Agency from 1982 to 1990. The

Arne Treholt Arne Treholt (born 13 December 1942) is a Norwegian-born, Russia-based convicted felon and former KGB agent who was convicted of treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union against Norway during the Cold War and sentenced to 20 years in p ...

case happened during his directorship. He died in July 2011.

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1922 births 2011 deaths Norwegian police officers 20th-century Norwegian lawyers Directors of government agencies of Norway People from Møre og Romsdal {{norway-law-bio-stub