Olav Sønderland

Olav Sønderland
Born(1942-11-18)18 November 1942
Bodø, Norway
Died18 November 2023(2023-11-18) (aged 81)
Stavanger
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
OccupationPolice chief
AwardsNorwegian Police Cross of Honour (2007)
Order of St. Olav (2008)

Olav Sønderland (18 November 1942 – 18 November 2023) was a Norwegian jurist and police chief.

Personal life and education

Born in Bodø Municipality on 18 November 1942, Sønderland graduated in jurisprudence from the University of Oslo in 1968.[1]

He was a freemason.[2]

Career

Sønderland worked as police officer in Sandefjord Municipality from 1970 to 1978. He served as police chief in Sør-Varanger Municipality from 1978 to 1985, in Bodø from 1985 to 1992, in Stavanger Municipality from 1992, and Rogaland from 2002 to 2007.[1]

He chaired a commission to evaluate the role of the police during the 2011 Norway attacks, which presented their findings in the Sønderland Report [no].[1]

Sønderland died in Stavanger on 18 November 2023, aged 81.[3]

Awards

In 2007 Sønderland received the Norwegian Police Cross of Honour.[1] He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2008.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Garvik, Olav. "Olav Elias Sønderland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Frimurer Olav Elias Sønderland". tv2nyhetene.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Tidligere polititopp Olav Sønderland er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Sønderland, Olav Elias". kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 March 2024.


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