Oskar Øksnes

Oskar Øksnes (11 April 1921 – 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kvam, Nord-Trøndelag. An agronomist by education, Øksnes was state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture from 1964 to 1965, during the Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet. He later became the Minister of Agriculture in 1976–1981 in Nordli's Cabinet and in 1981 in Brundtland's First Cabinet.

He was decorated Knight, First Order of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1987.

References

• "Oskar Øksnes" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=OS_OK&tab=Biography. 

Preceded by Thorstein Treholt

Minister of Agriculture 1976–1981

Succeeded by Johan Christen Løken

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Name	Oeksnes, Oskar
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Date of birth	11 April 1921
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Date of death	1999
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