Per Arne Bjerke

{{Short description|Norwegian journalist, radio presenter and politician}}

Per Arne Bjerke (24 March 1952 – 17 June 2015) was a Norwegian journalist, radio presenter and politician for the Labour Party.

He was an editor in Romerikes Blad, news editor in Dagsavisen and information director in the Ministry of Finance, but was best known for his time in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation where, from 2008 to his death, he presented the radio program Politisk kvarter.{{cite news|title=NRK programleder Per-Arne Bjerke er død|last=Larsen-Vonstett|first=Øystein|date=18 June 2015|work=VG|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/nrk/nrk-programleder-per-arne-bjerke-er-doed/a/23472834/|accessdate=18 June 2015}} From 1990 to 1992 he served in Brundtland's Third Cabinet as State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.{{cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-third-government-/id438731/|title=Gro Harlem Brundtland's Third Government|date=March 2007 |publisher=Government.no|accessdate=18 June 2015}}