Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde (born 29 July 1968) is a Norwegian military officer with the rank of lieutenant general. Since 2023 she has been head of the Norwegian Defence Staff.
Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde | |
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| Born | 29 July 1968 Bærum, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo United States Army Command and General Staff College |
Career
editBorn in Bærum on 29 July 1968, Gjerde has Norwegian military education, a degree in political science from the University of Oslo, and further education from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.[1]
From 2006 to 2009 she was chief of His Majesty the King's Guard, the first woman in this position. She was head of the Norwegian Military Academy from 2013, and chief of staff of the Norwegian Army from 2016 to 2018, the first women in both these positions.[1]
From 2021 to 2023 she headed the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).[1]
She was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed chief of the Defence Staff in 2023, succeeding Elisabeth Natvig.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Leraand, Dag. "Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ingrid Gjerde ny sjef for Forsvarsstaben". tegjeringen.no (in Norwegian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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