Juul Bjerke (14 April 1928 – 28 February 2014) was a Norwegian economist.
He was born in Hof, Vestfold. He took the cand.oecon degree and was hired in Statistics Norway in 1950. He served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 1971 to 1972, in Bratteli's First Cabinet. He was later a head of department in Statistics Norway from 1973 to 1983, then led the Economy Department at the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1983 to 1993. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Norway from 1978 to 1993.[1]
He is the father of Siri[2] and Rune Bjerke,[1] and father-in-law of Libe Rieber-Mohn.[3] He died in February 2014 in Motril, Spain.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Juul Bjerke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Siri Bjerke (53) er død" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Knut Olav Åmås, ed. (2008). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 61. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
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