The Parliamentary Ombudsman for the Norwegian Armed Forces was established in 1952, the first of its kind in the world. In 2021 the Parliament adopted a new law concerning the Military Ombud: The Norwegian Act on the Parliamentary Ombud’s Committee for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Ombud is chair of the committee. Mr. Roald Linaker has been the Armed Forces Ombud since 2014.

The Parliamentary Ombud’s Committee for the Norwegian Armed Forces shall promote and protect the rights and interests of persons who have a duty of national service under the Norwegian Defence Act and persons who have served in international operations, and in its work also seek to contribute to increasing efficiency of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

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14ICOAF logo for internasjonal konferanse i Oslo 2022

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From 2 to 4 October 2022 The Parliamentary Ombud’s Committee for the Norwegian Armed Forces co-hosted the 14th annual International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF).

93 participants from 37 countries came to Oslo to take part in the conference. 

The First Vice President of the Norwegian Storting (the Parliament), Svein Harberg, and the Norwegian Defence Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, gave opening speeches. 

Gruppebilde av alle deltakerne på konferansen
Foto: Ragnhild Elnæs, Kolonihaven.no
Click to read the program and list of attendees below:
Stortingets første visepresident Svein Harberg taler på åpningsmiddagen.
The First Vice President of the Norwegian Storting (the Parliament), Svein Harberg
Stortingets første visepresident Svein Harberg taler på åpningsmiddagen.
Welcome dinner
Forsvarsminister Bjørn Arild Gram talte på konferansen.
The Norwegian Defence Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram
Some of the attendees during the conference
Some of the attendees during the conference