Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde

Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde (born 29 July 1968) is a Norwegian military officer with the rank of lieutenant general.

Born in Bærum on 29 July 1968, Gjerde has Norwegian military education, a degree in political science from the University of Oslo, and further education from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

[1] From 2021 to 2023 she headed the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

[1] She was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed chief of the Defence Staff [no] in 2023, succeeding Elisabeth Natvig [no].

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