Hallvard Bakke (4 February 1943 – 30 June 2024) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was

Minister of Trade and Shipping The minister of trade and shipping () was a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Trade and Shipping. The position was created on 6 December 1947 when the position of minister of trade and industry was split into a portfolio ...

1976–1979, and

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

1986–1989. From 2006 to 2010, he was the

chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of the

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

. He held a degree from the

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics () or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is the leading teaching and research institution in Norway for the fields of management and ...

. Bakke died on 30 June 2024, at the age of 81.

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1943 births 2024 deaths People from Flesberg Labour Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of culture of Norway Ministers of trade and shipping of Norway Chairs of NRK Members of the Storting 1993–1997 Members of the Storting 1989–1993 Members of the Storting 1985–1989 Members of the Storting 1981–1985 Members of the Storting 1977–1981 {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub