John Oscar Egeland

John Oscar Egeland (14 July 1891 – 2 September 1985) was a Norwegian shipping leader.

He was born in Eshowe, Colony of Natal as a son of Gabriel Egeland (1862–1893) and his wife Ingeborg Konsmo.

[1] In 1921 he was hired as leader of Kontoret for økonomisk opplysning, a press office for large business organizations including the Shipowners' Association.

From 1940 to 1942 he led Nevnden for Oversjøisk Import og Eksport, but it was subdued by Nazi rule in World War II.

[1] Egeland was a board member of Foreningen Norden, and of the publications Morgenbladet and NÅ.