Gunnar Berge | |
Office: | Minister of Local Government |
Term Start: | 4 September 1992 |
Term End: | 25 October 1996 |
Primeminister: | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Predecessor: | Kjell Borgen |
Successor: | Kjell Opseth |
Office2: | Minister of Nordic Cooperation |
Term Start2: | 4 September 1992 |
Term End2: | 25 October 1996 |
Primeminister2: | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Predecessor2: | Kjell Borgen |
Successor2: | Grete Knudsen |
Office3: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start3: | 9 May 1986 |
Term End3: | 16 October 1989 |
Primeminister3: | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Predecessor3: | Arne Skauge |
Successor3: | Arne Skauge |
Office4: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
Term Start4: | 1 October 1969 |
Term End4: | 30 September 1993 |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1940 |
Birth Place: | Etne, Hordaland, Norway |
Spouse: | Gunvor Wahlberg[1] |
Party: | Labour |
Gunnar Berge (born 29 August 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland.[2] Berge represented Rogaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993.[2] He was Minister of Finance 1986–1989, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 1992–1996, as well as minister of Nordic Cooperation 1992–1996.[3] After his political career he was Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate 1996–2007.[2] He was also member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1997 to 2002, as leader from 2000 to 2002.[2]