Einar Hole Moxnes

Einar Hole Moxnes
Moxnes in 1965
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office 1974–1986
Monarch	Olav V
Prime Minister	Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli Gro Harlem Brundtland Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Nils Lysø
Succeeded by	Reidar Due
Minister of Agriculture
In office 18 October 1972 – 16 October 1973
Prime Minister	Lars Korvald
Preceded by	Thorstein Treholt
Succeeded by	Thorstein Treholt
Minister of Fisheries
In office 8 November 1968 – 17 March 1971 Acting: 22 March – 8 November 1968
Prime Minister	Per Borten
Preceded by	Oddmund Myklebust
Succeeded by	Knut Hoem
Member of the Storting
In office 1 October 1969 – 30 September 1977
Deputy	Olina Storsand (1968–1971) Johan Syrstad (1972–1973)
Constituency	Sør-Trøndelag
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office 1 January 1958 – 30 September 1969
Deputising for	Per Borten (1965–1968)
Constituency	Sør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	(1921-06-11)11 June 1921 Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, Norway
Died	20 January 2006(2006-01-20) (aged 84) Trondheim Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political party	Centre

Einar Hole Moxnes (11 June 1921 in Alstahaug Municipality – 20 January 2006 in Trondheim Municipality) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1969, and served as a deputy representative during the terms 1958–1961, 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1973–1977. From 1965 to 1968 he met as a regular representative, replacing Per Borten who was Prime Minister.

He was the acting Minister of Fisheries from March to November 1968 during the cabinet Borten. On 8 November, he was formally appointed to the position. During this period he was replaced in the Norwegian Parliament by Olina Storsand. He lost the job when the cabinet Borten fell in 1971, but he returned as Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1973 during the cabinet Korvald. During this period he was replaced in the Norwegian Parliament by Johan Syrstad.

On the local level he was mayor of Åfjord Municipality from 1955 to 1966. From 1958 to 1963 he was also a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council. His political career ended with the position of County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag, which he held from 1974 to 1986.

References

• "Einar Hole Moxnes" (in Norwegian). Storting.