Nils Andreas Stensønes

Nils Andreas Stensønes
Head of the Intelligence Service
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
Ethiopia
Military service
AllegianceNorway
Years of service1986-present
RankVice Admiral

Nils Andreas Stensønes (born 24 August 1964) 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.