Gunnar Berge
Norwegian politician
Intro | Norwegian politician | |
Places | Norway | |
is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | Etne |
Gunnar Berge (born 29 August 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland. Berge represented Rogaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993. 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. After his political career he was Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate 1996-2007. He was also member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1997 to 2002, as leader from 2000 to 2002.