| Office: | Minister of Agriculture |
| Term Start: | 17 October 1997 |
| Term End: | 17 March 2000 |
| Primeminister: | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Predecessor: | Dag Terje Andersen |
| Successor: | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen |
| Office2: | Minister of Nordic Cooperation |
| Term Start2: | 21 January 2000 |
| Term End2: | 17 March 2000 |
| Primeminister2: | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Predecessor2: | Peter Angelsen |
| Successor2: | Jørgen Kosmo |
| Office3: | County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag |
| Term Start3: | 1993 |
| Term End3: | 2011 |
| Predecessor3: | Reidar Due |
| Successor3: | Jørn Aksel Krog |
| Office4: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
| Term Start4: | 1 October 1985 |
| Term End4: | 30 September 1993 |
| Constituency4: | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Birth Name: | Kåre Erling Gjønnes |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Party: | Christian Democratic |
Kåre Erling Gjønnes (30 January 1942 – 26 July 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He had been County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag from 1993, but went on leave from 1997 till 2000 to serve as Minister of Agriculture. He was also Minister of Nordic Cooperation in 2000.[1]