Gerd Kjellaug Berge
Gerd Kjellaug Berge, née Lerum (born 20 March 1943) is a Norwegian hotelier and national business council leader.
She was born in Sogndal,[1] as a sister of Kåre Lerum and Bjarne Lerum.[2] She became director of a hotel in Selje in 1976, and co-owner with her husband Harald in 1983.[1] She was president of the employers' association Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantforbund (a forerunner of the Norwegian Hospitality Association) from 1988 to 1990 and vice president of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise from 2000 to 2004.[3]
Berge was chosen Årets nynorskbrukar (Nynorsk User of the Year) in 2001,[4] and holds The King's Medal of Merit in silver.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gerd Kjellaug Berge". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Bjarne Lerum". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Gerd Kjellaug Berge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Aina Rødal, "Maria Parr er «Årets nynorskbrukar»", NRK 8 April 2010.
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