Kjell Erik Øie (born 2 March 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
From 1987 to 1991, he chaired the gay rights organization Det Norske Forbund av 1948, and from 1988 to 1993, he lobbied for the Partnership Act.
[1] When Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet assumed office following the 2005 elections, Øie was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality.
[1][2] In between his cabinet tenures, he worked as a head of department in the Church City Mission from 2002 to 2005 and program director in Plan Norge from 2009 to 2012.
He has chaired Hudøy Feriekoloni and Ecolabelling Norway, and been a board member of Rachel Grepp Foundation and Home Start Norge.