Wamberg committee
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The Wamberg Committee is the popular name for Oversight committee regarding the police
and military
intelligence agencies, () in Denmark
. The name is derived from the name of the first chairman of the committee A. M. Wamberg. The purpose of the committee is to ensure that the intelligence agencies of Denmark are properly registering, handling, and deleting information on people.
The committee was established on June 8, 1964 by the government and was initially only mandated to supervise control with the police intelligence agency
registration and management of information of Danish citizens.
In 1978, the military intelligence agency
was also added to the oversight responsibilities of the committee. In 1996 the oversight of foreigners registered by the agencies was also added to the oversight responsibilities.
The committee is appointed by the Minister of Justice
and consist of a chairman and three members.
The current committee consist of:
et sets down a parliamentary intelligence agencies control committee, that consist of five members, from each of the five biggest parties.
The parliamentary budget committee (Rigsrevisionen) has oversight and supervision with the budgets.
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste is the national security intelligence agency of Denmark...
and military
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service , is a Danish intelligence agency, responsible for Denmark’s foreign intelligence, as well as being the Danish military intelligence service...
intelligence agencies, () in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The name is derived from the name of the first chairman of the committee A. M. Wamberg. The purpose of the committee is to ensure that the intelligence agencies of Denmark are properly registering, handling, and deleting information on people.
The committee was established on June 8, 1964 by the government and was initially only mandated to supervise control with the police intelligence agency
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste
Politiets Efterretningstjeneste is the national security intelligence agency of Denmark...
registration and management of information of Danish citizens.
In 1978, the military intelligence agency
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service , is a Danish intelligence agency, responsible for Denmark’s foreign intelligence, as well as being the Danish military intelligence service...
was also added to the oversight responsibilities of the committee. In 1996 the oversight of foreigners registered by the agencies was also added to the oversight responsibilities.
The committee is appointed by the Minister of Justice
Justice Minister of Denmark
The Danish Minister for Justice is the head of the Ministry of Justice and a cabinet member.Under the current government, the post is held by Morten Bødskov.As the head of the department, the minister is responsible for:* The General judicial system including...
and consist of a chairman and three members.
The current committee consist of:
- Advokat Niels Fisch-Thomsen (formand) (1989-01-01 -)
- Overarkivar Hans Christian Bjerg (1987-01-01 -)
- Fhv. forlagsdirektør Kurt Christian Fromberg (1993-05-15 -)
- Stiftamtmand Bente Flindt Sørensen (2001-01-11 -)
Other oversight measures
The Danish parliament, FolketingFolketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
et sets down a parliamentary intelligence agencies control committee, that consist of five members, from each of the five biggest parties.
The parliamentary budget committee (Rigsrevisionen) has oversight and supervision with the budgets.