Rune Bjerke (born 17 June 1960) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party.

Rune is son of Juul Bjerke and brother of Siri Bjerke. Bjerke studied economics at the University of Oslo, and has a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University.

Rune Bjerke

From 1992 to 1995 he was city commissioner (byråd) of finance in the city cabinet of Oslo. He has previously been advisor in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, director in Scancem International and chief executive officer in Hafslund. From 2007 to 2019 he was chief executive officer of DNB.

Rune Bjerke

He is the chairman of the board of Doorstep, and of both the Norwegian Financial Services Association and Finance Norway.

Rune Bjerke

Bjerke is married to the Labour party politician Libe Rieber-Mohn.

References

Businessweek executive profile

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation online

Financial Times

1960 births

Living people

University of Oslo alumni

Harvard Kennedy School alumni

Labour Party (Norway) politicians

Politicians from Oslo

Norwegian chief executives

Norwegian bankers

DNB ASA people

Norwegian expatriates in the United States