Bjartmar Gjerde | |
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 Gjerde in 1973. | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | |
| In office 11 January 1978 – 3 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Arvid Johanson |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 15 January 1976 – 11 January 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Ingvald Ulveseth |
| Succeeded by | Olav Haukvik |
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | |
| In office 16 October 1973 – 15 January 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Anton Skulberg |
| Succeeded by | Kjølv Egeland |
| In office 17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Kjell Bondevik |
| Succeeded by | Anton Skulberg |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 16 October 1973 – 3 October 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Hallvard Eika |
| Succeeded by | Rolf Hansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bjartmar Alv Gjerde (1931-11-06)6 November 1931 Sande Municipality, Norway |
| Died | 28 November 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 78) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Anne Karin Hoel(m. 1954) |
Bjartmar Alv Gjerde (6 November 1931 – 28 November 2009) was aNorwegian politician for theLabour Party. He held several posts as a government minister between 1971 and 1980, and was Norway's firstMinister of Petroleum and Energy. He was later thedirector-general of theNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation and director of the government agencyAetat.
Hailing fromLarsnes inSande Municipality, he was a son ofsmallholder Hjalmar Gjerde (1902–1979) and housewife Astrid Øvrelid (1907–1993).[1] In his younger days he worked as ajournalist, first inSunnmøre Arbeideravis from 1948 to 1953 and then as editor-in-chief ofFritt Slag from 1953 to 1958.[2] His only education beyond primary school was Sørmarka Folk High School in 1950. He also served in theIndependent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. A newspaper article about alcohol drinking among brigade group officers in 1947 cost him fifteen days inmilitary prison.[1]
Gjerde was the chairman ofWorkers' Youth League from 1958 to 1961. From 1961 to 1962 he worked as a secretary for the Labour Party's parliamentary group, and from 1963 he worked as chief secretary inArbeidernes Opplysningsforbund.[2] He remained in this position—with interruptions—until 1981, and rejected offers to become both party secretary in 1969 and editor-in-chief ofArbeiderbladet in 1975.[1]
As an elected politician he served as a deputy representative to theParliament of Norway fromOslo during the term 1965–1969. He chaired Oslo's city chapter of the Labour Party from 1969 to 1972, and was a member of the central committee of the Labour Party from 1972 to 1981. DuringTrygve Bratteli'sFirst andSecond Cabinet, from 1972 to 1972 and 1973 to 1976, Gjerde was appointed asMinister of Education and Church Affairs. InNordli's Cabinet he was given theMinister of Industry post, which he held until 11 January 1978 when he left to become the firstMinister of Petroleum and Energy in Norway. He held the latter position until October 1980,[2] whenArvid Johanson replaced him.[3] His time was marked by several extraordinary incidents, including theAlta controversy and theAlexander Kielland rig disaster.[1]
Gjerde was laterdirector-general of theNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1981 to 1989. From 1989 to 1995 he was director ofAetat (now a part of theNorwegian Labour and Welfare Service). He was a member of theArts Council Norway from 1965 to 1985, and a board member of theRegional Development Fund from 1989 to 1992.[2]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theWorkers' Youth League 1958–1961 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Church and Education Affairs 1971–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Church and Education Affairs 1973–1976 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Industry 1976–1978 | Succeeded by |
| New ministerial post | Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1978–1980 | Succeeded by |
| Media offices | ||
| Preceded by | Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 1981–1989 | Succeeded by |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Director ofAetat 1989–1995 | Succeeded by |
| International | |
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| National | |
