| Nils Andreas Stensønes | |
| Office: | Head of the Intelligence Service |
| Term Start: | October 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Morten Haga Lunde |
| Office2: | Chief of the Navy |
| Term Start2: | August 2017 |
| Term End2: | October 2020 |
| Predecessor2: | Lars Saunes |
| Successor2: | Rune Andersen |
| Allegiance: | Norway |
| Serviceyears: | 1986-present |
| Birth Date: | 1964 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ethiopia[1] |
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]
| 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[5] | |
| Ordre du Mérite Maritime[6] | |