Kai Ekanger (18 July 1929 - 23 May 2018) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party.
Ekanger resided at Bøler in Oslo since that neighborhood was built in the 1950s.[1] He took the cand.jur. degree, worked as a junior solicitor and then as a secretary in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. From 1971 to 1985 he was a lawyer for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, then office manager in the Norwegian Public Roads Directorate.[2]
From 1973 to 1979, during Bratteli's Second Cabinet and Nordli's Cabinet, Ekanger was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the term 1997 - 2001. In total he met during 97 days of parliamentary session. He was also a member of Oslo city council for three terms, and led Bøler borough council 1975 - 79 and 1987 - 89. In 2004 he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold.[2]