Povel Juel (c.1673 – 8 March 1723) was a Norwegian civil servant and writer, executed for treason in 1723.

Povel Juel was born and grew up in Trondheim, Norway where his father was a merchant, and a big landowner.

At a young age he became the taxman for Bishop Peder Krog, and an assistant to the judge (sorenskriver) in Harstad.

[1] Juel was appointed to be the County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt in 1711.

[1] In 1723, Juel was charged with a role in a conspiracy involving Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, (pretender to the throne of Sweden, husband of Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia and father of Peter III of Russia).