Knut Hoem
Minister of Fisheries
In office
17 March 1971  24 January 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byEinar Moxnes
Succeeded byMagnus Andersen
Personal details
Born(1924-01-27)27 January 1924
Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway
Died20 June 1987(1987-06-20) (aged 63)
Political partyLabour

Knut Hoem (27 January 1924 20 June 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Hammerfest and graduated as cand.jur. in 1950, and was a secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1951 to 1954. He then spent his career working in Norges Råfisklag, a Norwegian fishing cooperative, sitting as CEO from 1964 to 1987.

He was Minister of Fisheries in from March 1971 to January 1972 during the first cabinet Bratteli. He resigned following the negotiation results with the EC. His resignation largely impacted the “no” result in the referendum later that year.

References

  • "Knut Hoem" (in Norwegian). Storting.


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