Sverre Moen (9 May 1921 – 31 July 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Fræna as a son of farmer Albert Moen (1883–1957) and housewife Anna Pauline Rødal (1887–1970). He pursued agricultural education and worked as a secretary, consultant and municipal agronomist between 1943 and 1977. From 1977 to 1987, he served as the director of

Felleskjøpet Felleskjøpet or FK is a Norwegian agricultural cooperative that serves as a retailer of agricultural operating equipment including animal food and seeds. It is also a wholesaler of grains. The corporation is organised into three separate indepe ...

in Nordmøre and Romsdal. He was a member of Fræna school board from 1953 to 1963 (and the county school board from 1976 to 1979), and the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

from 1955 to 1959 and 1963 to 1975, serving as mayor from 1963 to 1973. From 1963 to 1979 he was also a member of

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irela ...

. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from Møre og Romsdal during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. From September to October 1973 he served as a regular representative, filling in for

Arne Sæter Arne Sæter (21 August 1913 in Surnadal – 14 September 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1969. Shortly before the end of his term, he di ...

who had died. He was a board member in Statens Kornforretning from 1974 to 1976 and Felleskjøpet from 1977, and was also involved in the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. In 1986 he received the King's Medal of Merit in silver.

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1921 births 1987 deaths People from Fræna Members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Norwegian Lutherans Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in silver 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub