Einar Hole Moxnes

Einar Hole Moxnes
Moxnes in 1965
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office
1974–1986
MonarchOlav V
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Odvar Nordli
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Kåre Willoch
Preceded byNils Lysø
Succeeded byReidar Due
Minister of Agriculture
In office
18 October 1972 – 16 October 1973
Prime MinisterLars Korvald
Preceded byThorstein Treholt
Succeeded byThorstein Treholt
Minister of Fisheries
In office
8 November 1968 – 17 March 1971
Acting: 22 March – 8 November 1968
Prime MinisterPer Borten
Preceded byOddmund Myklebust
Succeeded byKnut Hoem
Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 1969 – 30 September 1977
DeputyOlina Storsand (1968–1971)
Johan Syrstad (1972–1973)
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office
1 January 1958 – 30 September 1969
Deputising forPer Borten (1965–1968)
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born(1921-06-11)11 June 1921
Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, Norway
Died20 January 2006(2006-01-20) (aged 84)
Trondheim Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyCentre

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.