Tim Sloth Jørgensen

Tim Sloth Jørgensen
Born (1951-10-21) 21 October 1951 (age 73)
Randers, Denmark
Branch Royal Danish Navy
RankAdmiral
Other workAdvisor to Terma A/S
Chief of Defence of Denmark
In office
1 August 2008 – 4 October 2009
Preceded byHans Jesper Helsø
Succeeded byBjørn Bisserup

Tim Sloth Jørgensen (born 21 October 1951) is a senior officer in the Royal Danish Navy and former Chief of Defence of the Danish Armed Forces.[1]

Jørgensen resigned as chief of staff on 4 October 2009 due to his involvement in a controversial fake Arabic translation of Jæger – i krig med eliten, a book by a former special forces member the Danish Army Command tried to suppress.[2]

In 2012, he became an advisor to Terma A/S, a Danish defense and aerospace manufacturer.[3][incomplete short citation]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ "Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen". NATO. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Danish Military Chief Resigns Amid Book Scandal". CBS News. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Tim Sloth Jørgensen takes up post in Terma". www.terma.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28.


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