Jens Sterri
Chivalric Order Member
1923 –
Who is Jens Sterri?
Jens K. Sterri is a Norwegian civil servant.
Born in Hafslo as the fourth of ten children, he decided to study law. He graduated from the University of Oslo as cand.jur. in 1949, 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.
The same year he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav. He is also a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland and a Knight of the Order of the Falcon.
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