Hallvard Eika was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his first term he served twice in different cabinets. On 21 August 1970 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture during the centre-right cabinet Borten

Cabinet Borten

Borten's Cabinet governed Norway between 12 October 1965 and 17 March 1971. The cabinet wes led by Per Borten and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party. It had the following composition:...

, replacing Bjarne Lyngstad

Bjarne Lyngstad

Bjarne Lyngstad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Inderøy.From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng...

. He held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971. Meanwhile Eika was busy with his appointment to the Borten cabinet, Sigurd Kalheim

Sigurd Kalheim

Sigurd Kalheim was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and the Liberal People's Party....

 took his seat in Parliament.

When the next centrist government was formed in 1972 by Prime Minister Lars Korvald

Lars Korvald

was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973, leading the cabinet that took over when Trygve Bratteli resigned in the wake of the first referendum over Norway's membership in the European Economic Community.-Early life and...

, Eika was appointed Minister of Trade and Shipping

Minister of Trade and Shipping (Norway)

The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Shipping is a defunct minister who was head of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Shipping between 6 December 1947 and 1 January 1988 when it was merged with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The function of trade has since been transferred to the...

 and again had to leave his seat in Parliament. Again he was replaced by Sigurd Kalheim, who then left the Liberal Party for the Liberal People's Party

Liberal People's Party (Norway)

The Liberal People's Party was a political party in Norway, established because of a split in the Liberal Party over the issue of Norway's accession to the European Economic Community in 1972...

 two months into his tenure. Eika was re-elected to Parliament at the 1973 general elections. He was still a member of the Korvald cabinet for some weeks, until Trygve Bratteli formed his second cabinet, upon which point Eika returned to serve as a Parliament representative. Eivind Øygarden

Eivind Øygarden

Eivind Øygarden was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. In total he met during 84 days of parliamentary session...

 had acted as replacement him during this short period.

Eika was mayor of Bø

Bø, Telemark

Bø is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telemark. The municipality of Bø was established on 1 January 1838...

 in 1967–1970, and then served as a municipal council member in the periods 1970–1971, 1975–1979 and 1979–1983.

Outside of politics, he graduated from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1946. From 1977 to 1985 he was director of agriculture in Telemark county.