Per Kleppe | |
|---|---|
 Kleppe in 2009 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 October 1973 – 8 October 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Jon Ola Norbom |
| Succeeded by | Ulf Sand |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Otto G. Tidemand |
| Succeeded by | Hallvard Eika |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 24 September 1971 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hallvard Eika |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Per Andreas Hildhe Kleppe 13 April 1923 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 10 March 2021 (aged 97) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Margaretha Ström |
| Children | Astri Kleppe |
Per Andreas Hildhe Kleppe (13 April 1923 – 10 March 2021) was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.
He was the Minister of Trade and Shipping in 1971–1972 during the first cabinet Bratteli, and later the Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1979 during the second cabinet Bratteli and the cabinet Nordli. In 1979 he was replaced by Ulf Sand, but Kleppe returned in 1980 to head the Secretariat for Long-Term Planning (until 1981).
He served as General Secretary of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 1981 to 1988.