Gerd Kjellaug Berge Explained

Gerd Kjellaug Berge, née Lerum (born 20 March 1943) is a Norwegian hotelier and national business council leader.

She was born in Sogndal,^[1] as a sister of Kåre Lerum and Bjarne Lerum.^[2] She became director of a hotel in Selje in 1976, and co-owner with her husband Harald in 1983.^[1] She was president of the employers' association Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantforbund (a forerunner of the Norwegian Hospitality Association) from 1988 to 1990 and vice president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise from 2000 to 2004.^[3]

Berge was chosen Årets nynorskbrukar (Nynorsk User of the Year) in 2001,^[4] and holds The King's Medal of Merit in silver.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Gerd Kjellaug Berge . Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon . . Norwegian . 25 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103063043/http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Gerd_Kjellaug_Berge . 3 November 2010 .
2. Encyclopedia: Bjarne Lerum. Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Norwegian. 25 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906063822/http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Bjarne_Lerum. 6 September 2010.
3. Encyclopedia: 2007. Gerd Kjellaug Berge. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 14 June 2010.
4. Aina Rødal, "Maria Parr er «Årets nynorskbrukar»", NRK 8 April 2010.