Bård Hoksrud
Bård André Hoksrud (born 26 March 1973 in Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Storting. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2018 to 2019, and as State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 2013 to 2015.
Bård Hoksrud | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
| In office 31 August 2018 – 22 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Jon Georg Dale |
| Succeeded by | Olaug Bollestad |
| State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 5 June 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Minister | Ketil Solvik-Olsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 5 October 2005 | |
| Deputy | Kristian Norheim (2013–2015) Stine Margrethe Knutsdatter Olsen (2018–2019) |
| Constituency | Telemark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1973 Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway |
| Political party | Progress |
| Spouse | Ingunn Lundin Jensen |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Grocery store manager |
From 1999 to 2002, he was the chairman of the Youth of the Progress Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 2005. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. On the local level, Hoksrud was a member of Bamble Municipality council from 1991 to 2007. He does not have higher education, but worked as a grocery store manager before entering politics.
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