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Norwegian Prosecuting Authority ( no, Påtalemyndigheten) is a body subordinate to the
Norwegian Council of State The Council of State ( Norwegian: ''Statsrådet''), is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister, and functions as the collective decision-making organ constituting the executive branch of the ...
. This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three levels. The third level of the Prosecuting Authority is the Police. The first two, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Public Prosecutors, are called "the Higher Prosecuting Authority" ( no, Den høyere påtalemyndighet). Public Prosecutors work on a regional basis, whereas the
Director of Public Prosecutions The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. The title is used mainly in jurisdictions that are or have been members of ...
(Norwegian: ''Riksadvokat'') has the coordinative leadership. When Tor-Aksel Busch resigned on 31 October 2019 he was the longest serving ''Riksadvokat'' in Norway's history.


Directors of Public Prosecutions

This is a list of the Directors of Public Prosecutions: *1889–1901 :
Bernhard Getz Bernhard Getz (21 March 1850 – 1 November 1901) was a Norwegian judge, professor, law reformer and Mayor of Oslo. He was born at Strinda in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of merchant Anton Lauritz Getz (1817–68) and Anna Chris ...
*1901–1904 :
Johan Blackstad Johan Blackstad (16 November 1832 – 8 November 1904) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. He was born in Bergen and took the cand.jur. degree in 1857. He was hired in the Norwegian Mi ...
(acting since 1891) *1904–1911 :
Harald Smedal Harald Smedal (5 April 1859 – 3 May 1911) was a Norwegian politician of the Liberal Party. He served as a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by ...
(acting since 1904) *1911–1929 : Peder Kjerschow *1929–1940 : Haakon Sund *1941–1945 : Jørgen Nordvik (collaborator during the
German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the ...
) *1945–1946 : Sven Arntzen (acting) *1946–1967 :
Andreas Aulie Andreas Aulie (17 November 1897 – 17 January 1990) was a Norwegian jurist. Biography Aulie was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Nils Baltazar Aulie (1867–1951) and Martha Valstad (1872–1966). His brother was artist ...
*1968–1979 : Lauritz J. Dorenfeldt *1979–1986 :
Magnar Flornes Magnar is a somewhat common forename for men in Norway. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word ''magn'' meaning ''"Strength"'' or possibly from the Latin name Magnus. Notable people * ...
*1986–1997 : Georg Fredrik Rieber-Mohn *1997–2019: Tor-Aksel Busch *2019-present :
Jørn Sigurd Maurud Jørn Sigurd Maurud (born 8 April 1960) is a Norwegian jurist. He is Director of Public Prosecutions from 1 November 2019. Career Maurud graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1987. He has been assigned with the Ministry of Foreig ...


See also

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National Authority for Prosecution of Organised and Other Serious Crime National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...


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