Rear Admiral Georg Larússon

Director General Icelandic Coast Guard

RADM Georg Kr. Lárusson was born in Reykjavík in 1959. He was appointed Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard and the Icelandic Hydrographic Service by the Minister of Justice in December 2004 and took office on 1st .January 2005. RADM Lárusson is a lawyer and Attorney at Law. He graduated from the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law and did his advanced studies at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law.

Professional field: Since 2005, RADM Lárusson has served as the Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard and the Icelandic Hydrographic Service. Before that, he was the first Director of the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration and Deputy Commissioner and acting Commissioner of Reykjavík Police.

RADM Lárusson was the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago District Commissioner and Chief of Police and Customs for six years and before that, the Head of Administrative Services for the preparations phase for the establishment of the Reykjavík District Court. Between 1985 and 1992, he served as an acting Judge of the Reykjavík Civil Court, and as a Commissioner and Chief of Police and Customs in several counties around Iceland. He also served as Deputy to the Reykjavík Civil Court and a First Deputy of the Chief Judge of the Reykjavík Civil Court.

Service on several government committees and boards services such as:

• October 11, 2022 The France Minister of the Sea awarded RADM Lárusson the Ordre du Mérite Maritime
• January 1,2019 The President of Iceland awarded RADM Lárusson the Icelandic Order of the Falcon
• Representative of the National Security Council from 2017
• Chairman of the steering committee appointed by Icelandic Minister of Interior to evaluate feasibility of an international rescue and support hub in Iceland from 2015 to 2016
• Member of helicopter renewal steering committee 2015
• Chairman of the North-Atlantic Coast Guard Forum (NACGF) from 2008 to 2009. NACGF includes coast guards from 20 nations and its purpose is to facilitate multilateral co-operation between coast guards and to form strategies in maritime security
• Appointed by the Icelandic Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior to be member and on some occasions the chairman of committees and boards with the purpose of reviewing, restructuring and regulating the law enforcement systems and its various components
• Substitute judge in several cases, State Prosecutor and on the Board of Governors of the State
• Police College

Throughout the years, RADM Lárusson has been appointed by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Althingi Parliament and various ministries for service on numerous committees, boards and working groups as well being involved with related issues by several governmental institutions.

Personal interests: RADM Lárusson personal interests are skiing, fishing, hunting, sailing and other outdoor activities.