Thorkild Fogde
Thorkild Fogde (born 18 July 1965) is a Danish police officer and current commissioner of the Danish Police; he became National police commissioner on the 1 March 2020 replacing Jens Henrik Højbjerg.[1]
Thorkild Fogde | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1965 |
| Education | Master of Law |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Police career | |
| Department | Police of Denmark |
| Branch | Rigspolitiet |
| Service years | 1. March 2020 - Present |
| Rank | National police commissioner  |
| Badge no. | C0500 |
Early life
Thorkild Fogde has a Master of Law degree from Aarhus Universitet from 1991. He is a former clerk for the Ministry of Justice and the Prime Minister's Office. He has also served as a Judge in the Court of Roskilde from 1993 to 1994[2]
Police career
In 2009 Thorkild was employed as a Politidirektør in North Zealand's Police and later in 2012 as the Politidirektør for Rigspolitiet. From 2013-2017 he was the Politidirektør for Copenhagen's Police.
In April of 2017 he became the Director for the Danish Prison and Probation Service [1] [2]
On the 24th of August 2022, Thorkild was relieved from service following the 2020 Danish mink cull, and summoned to official interrogations and disciplinary hearings. [3] Thorkild was reinstated as the National Police Commissioner on the 10th of February after the preliminary inquiry had completed its official investigation of Thorkild, and concluded that no offence had been committed by him.[4]
References
- "Ny Rigspolitichef" [New Police Commissioner] (in Danish). Justitsministeriet. 26 February 2020.
- "Rigspolitichefen | Virksomheden | Politi". politi.dk (in Danish).
- "Ansættelsesretlig opfølgning på Minkkommissionens beretning". Justitsministeriet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- Vidkjær Stone, Sebastian (10 February 2023). "Rigspolitichef Thorkild Fogde er tilbage i tjenesten" (in Danish). Altinget. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.