Kåre Gjønnes

Kåre Erling Gjønnes (30 January 1942 – 26 July 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He had been County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag from 1993, but went on leave from 1997 till 2000 to serve as Minister of Agriculture. He was also Minister of Nordic Cooperation in 2000.^[1]

Kåre Gjønnes
Gjønnes in 2004
Minister of Agriculture
In office 17 October 1997 – 17 March 2000
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Dag Terje Andersen
Succeeded by	Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office 21 January 2000 – 17 March 2000
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Peter Angelsen
Succeeded by	Jørgen Kosmo
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office 1993–2011
Preceded by	Reidar Due
Succeeded by	Jørn Aksel Krog
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1985 – 30 September 1993
Constituency	Sør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	Kåre Erling Gjønnes (1942-01-30)30 January 1942 Orkdal Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Died	26 July 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 79)
Political party	Christian Democratic