Tim Sloth Jørgensen | |
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Born | (1951-10-21) 21 October 1951 (age 73) Randers, Denmark |
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.
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.
In 2012, he became an advisor to Terma A/S, a Danish defense and aerospace manufacturer.
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.
- "Tim Sloth Jørgensen takes up post in Terma". www.terma.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28.
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