Hans Sverre Sjøvold
Hans Sverre Sjøvold | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Norwegian Police Security Service | |
| In office 1 June 2019 – 2 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Deputy | Hedvig Moe |
| Preceded by | Marie Benedicte Bjørnland |
| Succeeded by | Beate Gangås |
| Chief of Police of Oslo | |
| In office 2012 – 1 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anstein Gjengedal |
| Succeeded by | Beate Gangås |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1957 Færder, Vestfold, Norway |
| Occupation | Jurist Civil servant |
Hans Sverre Sjøvold (born 20 August 1957) is a Norwegian civil servant and former police chief. He served as the director of the Norwegian Police Security Service from 2019 until his resignation in 2022 following an illegal weapons storage scandal. He had previously served as the Oslo Chief of Police from 2012 to 2019.