Hjalmar Inge Sunde
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Hjalmar Inge Sunde is a Norwegian military officer and former county governor.
He finished his secondary education at Stavanger Handelsgymnasium in 1956, and graduated from the Norwegian Military College
and became a lieutenant
in 1960. After post-education in Norway, Kansas
and Pennsylvania
, he reached the rank of lieutenant general
in 1987, and was the Commander Allied Forces South Norway (COMSONOR) until 1991. He also represented Norway in the NATO Military Committee. He was the president of the interest group Norges Forsvarsforening from 1995 to 2001.
He was County Governor of Aust-Agder from 1995 to his retirement on 31 December 2007. For the time being, he was not replaced by a new County Governor, as there is an ongoing political process which might culminate in the abolishment of the post. An appointment was finally made on 1 October 2009: Øystein Djupedal
.
Sunde has been decorated with the National Service Medal with three stars, Defence Service Medal with 2 stars, the Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch and appointed a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
He finished his secondary education at Stavanger Handelsgymnasium in 1956, and graduated from the Norwegian Military College
Norwegian Military College
The Norwegian Military College was a military educational institution in Norway.It was established on 16 February 1817, with headquarters at Akershus Fortress...
and became a lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in 1960. After post-education in Norway, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, he reached the rank of lieutenant general
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
in 1987, and was the Commander Allied Forces South Norway (COMSONOR) until 1991. He also represented Norway in the NATO Military Committee. He was the president of the interest group Norges Forsvarsforening from 1995 to 2001.
He was County Governor of Aust-Agder from 1995 to his retirement on 31 December 2007. For the time being, he was not replaced by a new County Governor, as there is an ongoing political process which might culminate in the abolishment of the post. An appointment was finally made on 1 October 2009: Øystein Djupedal
Øystein Djupedal
Øystein Kåre Djupedal, born 5 May 1960 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party and a member of Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County where he has sat since the 1993 election. For two years from 17 October 2005 until 18 October 2007 he was the Minister of Education and...
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Sunde has been decorated with the National Service Medal with three stars, Defence Service Medal with 2 stars, the Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch and appointed a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.