Background
He was born in Ørsta as a son of Sigurd Ekornes (since 1906) and Margit Helene Pedersen (1912–1983).
He was born in Ørsta as a son of Sigurd Ekornes (since 1906) and Margit Helene Pedersen (1912–1983).
Jens Petter Ekornes started his career at the Ekornes factory as a laborer, and took education in Oslo. He rose in the hierarchy to become chief executive, except for a period between 1987 and 1990 when he tried to start ventures of his own in Ålesund. He served in Møre og Romsdal county council from 1999 to 2003 and was a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal during the term 2001–2005.
He died in June 2008.
Ekornes was a member of the central board of the Conservative Party until 2006. He has also been a board member of the Regional Development Fund.