Office of the Attorney General of Norway

Office of the Attorney General of Norway (Norwegian: Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister.

It was established in 1816.^[1] Its task is to assist the executive branch of government with judicial questions, and to conduct civil legal trials.^[2]

The office has 46 employees, of whom 34 are jurists. The current Attorney General of Norway is Sven Ole Fagernæs, whereas the assisting Attorney General is Tolle Stabell.^[2] The headquarters are in Oslo.^[3]

List of Attorneys General of Norway

This is a list of the heads of the Office of the Attorney General of Norway:^[1]

• 1816–1820 : Bredo Henrik von Munthe af Morgenstierne, Sr.
• 1820–1825 : Jonas Anton Hielm
• 1822–1830 : Niels Aars
• 1830–1837 : H. C. Petersen
• 1837–1839 : Fredrik 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
• 1904–1917 : Karl Lous
• 1917–1923 : Annæus J. Schjødt
• 1924–1939 : Kristen Johanssen
• 1939–1941 : Valentin Voss
• 1941–1945 : German occupation of Norway
• 1945–1962 : Henning Bødtker
• 1962–1972 : Hans Methlie Michelsen
• 1972–1993 : Bjørn Haug
• 1993–present : Sven Ole Fagernæs

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Office of the Attorney General of Norway. http://www.regjeringsadvokaten.no/nn/historikk. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Om Regjeringsadvokaten" (in Norwegian). Office of the Attorney General of Norway. http://www.regjeringsadvokaten.no/nn/om-regjeringsadvokaten. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 
3. ^ "Office of the Attorney General". Government.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/The-Office-of-the-Prime-Minister/The-Office-of-the-Attorney-General-.html?id=408557. Retrieved 19 April 2009.