Nils Hjelmtveit

Nils Hjelmtveit
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byKnut Liestøl
Succeeded byKaare Fostervoll
County Governor of East Agder
In office
1 July 1945 – 30 September 1961
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Preceded byJonas Pedersen (1942)
Succeeded byHenrik Svensen
Mayor of Stokken
In office
1 January 1931 – 20 March 1935
Preceded byHans J. Bakke
Succeeded bySyver Kristiansen
In office
1 January 1922 – 31 December 1928
Preceded byGuttorm Fløistad
Succeeded byHans J. Bakke
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1925 – 31 December 1930
ConstituencyAust-Agder
Personal details
Born(1892-07-21)21 July 1892
Alversund, Hordaland, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died30 October 1985(1985-10-30) (aged 93)
Austre Moland, East Agder, Norway
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Karen Adelma Andersen
(m. 1918)

Nils Hjelmtveit (21 July 1892–30 October 1985) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. He was mayor of Stokken, MP from 1925 to 1930, Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1935 to 1945 and County Governor of Aust-Agder from 1945 to 1961.