Born: 09.03.1954
Started his service 10.07.1973
Positions | |
| 2009- | Chief of Defence General |
| 2009 | Commander National Joint Headquarters |
| 2006-09 | Norwegian Military Representative to NATO Military Comittee Lieutenant General |
| 2005-06 | Head of Department of Operations and Emergency Planning at the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence |
| 2003-05 | Commander Land Forces Norway Major General |
| 2002-03 | Assistant Chief of Staff J5/9 at Regional Headquarters AFNORTH |
| 2000-02 | Inspector of Cavalry/Commander Cavalry Regiment South Brigadier |
| 1999-00 | Chief Operations Planning Branch/Operations Division/Headquarters Defence Command Norway |
| 1996-98 | Commanding Officer Armoured Brigade South Norway Colonel |
| 1996 | Chief of Staff Nordic Polish Brigade/IFOR,/Bosnia Hercegovina |
| 1992-96 | Commanding Officer Army Special Operations Commando Lieutenant Colonel |
| 1989-92 | Instructor Army Staff College |
| 1986-87 | Instructor/Section Chief Cavalry School Major |
| 1985-86 | Company commander Recce Coy/Brigade Northern Norway |
| 1984-85 | Second in command Recce Coy/Brigade Northern Norway |
| 1980-84 | Duty officer Army Parachut School Captain |
| 1979-80 | Duty officer Cavalry School Lieutenant |
| 1976 | Duty officer, Officer Candidate School/Cavalry |
| 1974-75 | Duty officer, Recce Coy/Brigade Northern Norway Sargeant/Second Lieutenant |
Education | |
| 1998-99 | US Army War College |
| 1987-89 | Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr Major |
| 1986 | Norwegian Army Staff College |
| 1976-79 | Military Academy |
| 1973-74 | Officer Candidate School for the Cavalry |
Decorations | |
| 1982 | National Service Medal |
| 1997 | NATO Medal |
| 1999 | Defence Service Medal |
| 2001 | National Medal International Operations |
| 2004 | Defence Service Medal with Star |
Harald Sunde is married to Sølvi Sunde, and have two grown up children
