Jens K. Sterri (13 July 1923 – 1 September 2008) was a Norwegian civil servant. Born in

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as the fourth of ten children, he decided to study law. He graduated from the

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in 1949,Jens Sterri
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia and worked as a secretary in the Ministries of

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and

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, as well as an attorney. In 1954 he became a secretary in the

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, advancing to assistant secretary in 1961 and deputy under-secretary of State in 1969. He was appointed director of the

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in 1977, and retired in 1990. The same year he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the

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. He was also a Commander of the

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and a Knight of the

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. He died in September 2008 at the age of 85.Jens K Sterri death notice
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1923 births 2008 deaths Directors of government agencies of Norway Norwegian jurists University of Oslo alumni Knights of the Order of the Falcon Commanders of the Order of the Lion of Finland {{Norway-law-bio-stub