Erik Bartnes (27 November 1939 – 26 September 2020) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party. He is a son of Inge Einarsen Bartnes and father of Inge Bartnes, Anne Margrethe Bartnes, Tore Bartnes and Lars Erik Bartnes. He was from

Beitstad Beitstad () is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of the village o ...

Steinkjer Municipality or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

. He has worked in the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association () is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Minis ...

and been mayor of Steinkjer. Following the 2003 county council election he was appointed county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag. He did not run for re-election in

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. He has also been a board member of the

Regional Development Fund The Regional Development Fund (, DU) was a national development bank in Norway tasked with promoting regional development by counselling, loans and subsidies. The fund was established in 1961 and existed until 1993, when it was merged with the I ...

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1939 births 2020 deaths People from Steinkjer Chairpersons of County Councils of Norway Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag 20th-century Norwegian farmers {{Norway-mayor-stub