Jens K. Sterri (13 July 1923 – 1 September 2008) was a Norwegian civil servant.
Born in Hafslo as the fourth of ten children, he decided to study law.[1] He graduated from the University of Oslo as cand.jur. in 1949,[2] and worked as a secretary in the Ministries of Justice and Agriculture, as well as an attorney. In 1954 he became a secretary in the Ministry of Finance, advancing to assistant secretary in 1961 and deputy under-secretary of State in 1969. He was appointed director of the Norwegian Customs and Excise Authorities in 1977, and retired in 1990.[1]
The same year he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav. He was also a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland and a Knight of the Order of the Falcon.[1] He died in September 2008 at the age of 85.[3]