Per Kleppe

Per Kleppe
Kleppe in 2009
Minister of Finance
In office
16 October 1973 – 8 October 1979
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Odvar Nordli
Preceded byJon Ola Norbom
Succeeded byUlf Sand
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office
17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byOtto G. Tidemand
Succeeded byHallvard Eika
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
24 September 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHallvard Eika
Personal details
Born
Per Andreas Hildhe Kleppe

(1923-04-13)13 April 1923
Oslo, Norway
Died10 March 2021(2021-03-10) (aged 97)
Political partyLabour
SpouseMargaretha Ström
ChildrenAstri 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.