About Jan Grøndahl
Lived 1934 – 2022 (aged 88). Jan Grøndahl was a Norwegian jurist.
Jan Grøndahl (12 July 1934 - 6 November 2022) was a Norwegian police chief and civil servant.
He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree. After spending the years 1972 to 1977 as chief of police in Sør-Varanger Municipality, he served as Governor of Svalbard from 1978 to 1982 and chief of police in Hamar Municipality from 1982 to 1998—except for the years 1991 to 1993, when he was acting director of the Norwegian Police Surveillance Agency.
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Who was Jan Grøndahl?
Norwegian police chief (1934–2022)
When was Jan Grøndahl born?
Jan Grøndahl was born on 12 July 1934 in Oslo.
When did Jan Grøndahl die?
Jan Grøndahl died on 6 November 2022.
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Jan Grøndahl was a jurist.
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Jan Grøndahl was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jan Grøndahl. https://biography.guide/jan-grondahl/
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