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.
Nils Andreas Stensønes | |
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| Head of the Intelligence Service | |
| Assumed office October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Morten Haga Lunde |
| Chief of the Navy | |
| In office August 2017 – October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Saunes |
| Succeeded by | Rune Andersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1964 Ethiopia[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Norway |
| Years of service | 1986-present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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
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References
edit- ^ "Trist, men fattet". Forsvaretsforum (in Norwegian). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Nils Andreas Stensønes" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Ny etterretningssjef tiltrer tysdag". Møre (in Norwegian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SECNAV visits Oslo, Norway". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Har sett hvor viktig god etterretning er i praksis". forsvaretsforum.no (in Norwegian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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