Tim Sloth Jørgensen
Tim Sloth Jørgensen | |
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Born | Randers, Denmark | 21 October 1951
Branch | Royal Danish Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
Other work | Advisor to Terma A/S |
Chief of Defence of Denmark | |
In office 1 August 2008 – 4 October 2009 | |
Preceded by | Hans Jesper Helsø |
Succeeded by | Bjørn Bisserup |
Tim Sloth Jørgensen (born 21 October 1951) is a senior officer in the Royal Danish Navy and former Chief of Defence of the Danish Armed Forces.[1]
Jørgensen resigned as chief of staff on 4 October 2009 due to his involvement in a controversial fake Arabic translation of Jæger – i krig med eliten, a book by a former special forces member the Danish Army Command tried to suppress.[2]
In 2012, he became an advisor to Terma A/S, a Danish defense and aerospace manufacturer.[3][incomplete short citation]
Awards and decorations[]
- Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal
- The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour
- Navy Long Service Medal
- NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
References[]
- ^ "Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen". NATO. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Danish Military Chief Resigns Amid Book Scandal". CBS News. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.terma.com/press/news-2012/tim-sloth-joergensen-takes-up-post-in-terma/
Categories:
- 1951 births
- 20th-century Danish military personnel
- 21st-century Danish military personnel
- Chiefs of the Royal Danish Navy
- Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Danish admirals
- Living people
- People from Randers
- Danish people stubs
- European military personnel stubs