Peter Bartram (4 May 1961 in Aarhus) is a former Danish general and Danish Chief of Defence.
Bartram was appointed as Danish Chief of Defence on 20 March 2012 after passing tests promoting him from directly from colonel to General.New Chief of Defense fmn.dk He succeeded Lieutenant General Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup who was acting Chief of Defence after Knud Bartels left the post for Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
As the Danish Chief of Defence, General Peter Bartram was the military advisor to the Minister of Defence. He was responsible for the organisation, training and operations of the Defence.
On 28 October 2016, Bartram announce he would be leaving the post, to work for a "large Danish company". On 11 January 2017, Bartram left the post as Chief of Defence, and became Vice Chairman at JP/Politikens Hus and Vice Chairman at Jyllands-Postens Fond.
Awards and decorations General Peter Bartram has been awarded several medals including: Commander 1. class of the Order of DannebrogThe Civil Defense Long Service Medal25 Years of Good ServiceBadge of Honor of the League of Civil DefenseDefence Medal for International Service 1948 - 2009French Defence medal in GoldThe Polish Army Medal in BronzeNATO Medal for KFORThe Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour
Other Accoutrements Parachutist Badge
References
External links Danish Ministry of Defense announcing Peter Bartram as Chief of Defense