General Eirik Kristoffersen

Born: 03.04.1969

Started his service in July 1988

POSITIONS

2020- Chief of Defence Norway
General

2019-2020 Chief of the Norwegian Army
Major General

2017-2019 Chief of the Norwegian Home Guard
Major General

2017-2017 Chief J5/7/9, Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Brigadier General

2014-2017 Deputy Commander, Norwegian Special Operations Command
Brigadier General

2010-2014 Commander, FSK
Colonel

2008-2010 Deputy Commander, FSK
Lieutenant Colonel

2005-2008 Operations Officer (S3), FSK
Major

2002-2005 Squadron Commander, FSK
Captain

2000-2002 Patrol member, FSK (Norwegian Special Operations Commando, NORSOC)
Lieutenant

1999-2000 Squadron Commander, LRRP squadron, Recce battalion – 6th Division
Captain (acting )

1998-1999 Deputy Commander, LRRP squadron, Recce battalion – 6th Division
Lieutenant

1997-1998 Platoon Commander, LRRP squadron, Recce battalion – 6th Division
Lieutenant

1996–1997 Assisting operational officer, Recce battalion – 6th Division
Lieutenant

1995–1996 Communication officer, Long Range Reconnaissance and Patrol (LRRP) squadron, Recce battalion – Brigade North
Lieutenant

1991-1992 Squad leader, Combat Engineer platoon, NORBATT, UNIFIL (Lebanon)
First Lieutenant

1989-1990 Squad leader, Engineer Battalion – Brigade North
Sergeant

MILITARY EDUCATION

2014-2015 United States Army War College, Carlisle, USA
2008-2009 USMC Command and Staff College, Quantico, USA
1992-1995 Military Academy, Army, Oslo
1988-1989 Non-commissioned officers’ training school

DECORATIONS

2011 War Cross with Sword
2020 Defence Cross of Honour
2018 Defense Service Medal with Laurel Branch
2019 Defense Service Medal with one star
2002 Defense Medal for International Operations
2012 Medal for Defense Service Abroad with Rosette
2008 Medal for Defense Service Abroad (V for five deployments) – Afghanistan
2003 National Army Service Medal with three stars
1992 United Nations Interim Forces Lebanon (UNIFIL)
2007 NATO Medal – ISAF Afghanistan
2019 The National Rifle Association of Norway Insignia
2019 Danish Home Guard Medal of Merit
2018 Swedish Home Guard Medal of Merit
2014 Latvian Special Forces Medal of Honor
1991 KNBLO-medal (Nijmegen)

OTHER DECORATIONS

2002 Presidential Unit Citation (US)
2014 The Defense Gender Equality Award
2015 Order of Saint Maurice, Chief of Infantry of US Army