Petter Jakob Bjerve
Petter Jakob Bjerve | |
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Director of Statistics Norway | |
In office 1949–1980 | |
Preceded by | Arne Skaug |
Succeeded by | Arne Øien |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 23 April 1960 – 4 February 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
Preceded by | Trygve Bratteli |
Succeeded by | Andreas Cappelen |
Personal details | |
Born | Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway | 27 September 1913
Died | 12 January 2004 Oslo, Norway | (aged 90)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Rannveig Bremer |
Petter Jakob Bjerve (27 September 1913 – 12 January 2004) was a
Career
He was born in Stjørdal as a son of farmers Petter Jakob Bjerve, Sr. (1869–1928) and Kristine Arnstad (1870–1961).[1] He married Rannveig Bremer, a daughter of Anders H. Bremer.[2]
Bjerve attended secondary school in
He was a prolific writer throughout his career. He was president of the International Statistical Institute from 1971 to 1975, and honorary member from 1986. He was an honorary member of Statistiska Föreningen in Stockholm from 1951, the Finnish Statistical Society from 1960, the American Statistical Association from 1964 and the Royal Statistical Society from 1967.[1] In 1964 he was elected as a
He was a board member of
Bjerve was also an adviser for governments and banks of Zambia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Portugal, Italy and Zimbabwe, partly with a United Nations and International Labour Organization connection. He also held other positions within the United Nations and OECD systems.[1]
He was also a board member of Riksskattestyret from 1959 to 1963, Dag og Tid from 1965 to 1967 and Ja til EF 1972, and chairman of Livstrygdelaget Andvake from 1979 to 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Petter Jakob Bjerve" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ a b c Lie, Einar. "Petter Jakob Bjerve". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Lie, Einar (1995). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 64.
- ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-07-23.