Halvor Stenstadvold (born (1944-08-06)6 August 1944) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.
A political scientist by education, he spent most of his career in the Federation of Norwegian Industries and Orkla Group.
He has also been the chair of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, the Research Council of Norway and the Oslo Stock Exchange.
He was born in Sarpsborg as a son of painter Håkon Stenstadvold (1912–1977) and his wife Ingeborg Anvik.
[6] In 1981, when the Willoch's First Cabinet assumed office, Stenstadvold was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration.
In 1979 he was hired as director of strategy and communication in Kreditkassen, and remained here until 1987, except for the time as State Secretary.
He notably advocated abolishing the Norwegian press support, which in Stenstadvold's opinion "hinders product development".