Johannes Vågsnes is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions.

On the local level he was a member of Tromøy

Tromøy

Tromøy is the largest island in Southern Norway, a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, and is currently an important part of the present-day municipality of Arendal.-Location:...

 municipal council 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 county council

County council (Norway)

A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...

. He chaired the local party chapter from 1956 to 1963.

Outside of politics he worked as a sexton, farmer and school teacher. He was active in YMCA

YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...

 and the Norwegian Farmers' Union.