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 | Ethiopia [1] | 24 August 1964
Military service | |
Allegiance | Norway |
Years of service | 1986-present |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
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]