Nils Andreas Stensønes

Nils Andreas Stensønes
Head of the Intelligence Service
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byMorten Haga Lunde
Chief of the Navy
In office
August 2017 – October 2020
Preceded byLars Saunes
Succeeded byRune Andersen
Personal details
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964 (age 60)
Ethiopia[1]
Military service
AllegianceNorway
Years of service1986-present
RankVice Admiral [no]

Nils Andreas Stensønes (born 24 August 1964)[2] is a Norwegian military officer who serves as the Head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service since October 2020. He served as Chief of the Navy from August 2017 to October 2020.

In September 2020, he was appointed as Head of the Intelligence Service; he began his work in this position on 3 November 2020, taking over from Morten Haga Lunde.[3][4]

Military medals and awards

 Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
Norwegian Navy Medal of Merit
Defence Service Medal with two stars
Medal for Defence Operations Abroad - Operation Active Endeavour
Ribbon of Military Service Medal Navy with 3 stars
NATO Medal for Operation Active Endeavour
US Legion of Merit Commander[5]
Ordre du Mérite Maritime[6]

References

  1. ^ "Trist, men fattet". Forsvaretsforum (in Norwegian). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Nils Andreas Stensønes" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ny etterretningssjef tiltrer tysdag". Møre (in Norwegian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Rear Admiral and Chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy Nils Andreas Stensønes (56) has been appointed new Head of the Intelligence Services". High North News. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ "SECNAV visits Oslo, Norway". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Har sett hvor viktig god etterretning er i praksis". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.


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