Johannes Vågsnes (7 March 1923 – 26 February 2012) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. Vågsnes was born in Tromøy. He was elected to the

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from Aust-Agder in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions. On the local level he was a member of Tromøy

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from 1951 to 1955, and of its executive committee from 1963 to 1971. From 1963 to 1971 he was also a member of Aust-Agder

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. He chaired the local party chapter from 1956 to 1963. Outside politics he worked as a sexton, farmer and school teacher. He was active in

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and the Norwegian Farmers' Union.

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* 1923 births 2012 deaths Members of the Storting Aust-Agder politicians Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Arendal 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub