politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions. Eikrem was mayor of Nord-Aukra municipality in the period 1945–1947, a regular council member in 1947–1951 and deputy mayor from 1951 to 1959. He chaired the local party chapter from 1931 to 1940 and 1945 to 1949.
Outside politics he was a farmer.
From 1945 to 1947 he was a member of Vest-Agder county council.