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.

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 Ordre du Mérite Maritime

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