Bjartmar Gjerde

Bjartmar Gjerde
Gjerde in 1973.
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office
11 January 1978 – 3 October 1980
Prime MinisterOdvar Nordli
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byArvid Johanson
Minister of Industry
In office
15 January 1976 – 11 January 1978
Prime MinisterOdvar Nordli
Preceded byIngvald Ulveseth
Succeeded byOlav Haukvik
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
16 October 1973 – 15 January 1976
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byAnton Skulberg
Succeeded byKjølv Egeland
In office
17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byKjell Bondevik
Succeeded byAnton Skulberg
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
16 October 1973 – 3 October 1980
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Odvar Nordli
Preceded byHallvard Eika
Succeeded byRolf Hansen
Personal details
Born
Bjartmar Alv Gjerde

(1931-11-06)6 November 1931
Sande, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Died28 November 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 78)
Political partyLabour
SpouseAnne Karin Hoel (m. 1954)

Bjartmar Alv Gjerde (6 November 1931 – 28 November 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He held several posts as a government minister between 1971 and 1980, and was Norway's first Minister of Petroleum and Energy. He was later the director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and director of the government agency Aetat.