Olav Sønderland

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

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)

Personal life and education

Born in Bodø 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 from 1970 to 1978. He served as police chief in Sør-Varanger from 1978 to 1985, in Bodø from 1985 to 1992, in Stavanger 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.[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. 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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