National Police Directorate (Norwegian: Politidirektoratet) a government agency subordinate the Ministry of Justice and the Police which heads the Norwegian Police Service. The directorate is led by the National Police Commissioner, who since 2012 has been Odd Reidar Humlegård.
In Norway there is only one police force. The organisation of the Norwegian Police is largely based on the principle of an integrated police, that is that all the functions of the police are collected in one organisation.
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