Petter Jakob Bjerve

Petter Jakob Bjerve
Director of Statistics Norway
In office
1949–1980
Preceded byArne Skaug
Succeeded byArne Øien
Minister of Finance
In office
23 April 1960 – 4 February 1963
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Preceded byTrygve Bratteli
Succeeded byAndreas Cappelen
Personal details
Born(1913-09-27)27 September 1913
Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Died12 January 2004(2004-01-12) (aged 90)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLabour
SpouseRannveig Bremer

Petter Jakob Bjerve (27 September 1913 – 12 January 2004) was a Norwegian economist, statistician and politician for the Labour Party. Prominent positions include director of Statistics Norway from 1949 to 1980, Norwegian Minister of Finance from 1960 to 1963, and president of the International Statistical Institute from 1971 to 1975.