Established in 1816,[1] the Office of the Attorney General of Norway (Norwegian: Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government.
The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil legal trials.
[3] The Director of Public Prosecutions of Norway (Norwegian: Riksadvokaten) is the head of the Norwegian Prosecuting Authority, an independent government agency subordinate only to "King-in-Council" (Council of State (Norway)).
[4] The Judge Advocate General of Norway (Norwegian: Generaladvokaten) is the head of the military prosecution authority, and is subordinate to riksadvokaten.
[5] This is a list of the heads of the Office of the Attorney General of Norway:[1] This Norwegian government-related article is a stub.