Egil Bakke was born in
Horten. Having graduated as
cand.oecon. (
master in economics), he worked in the
Ministry of Finance from 1954 to 1971, in the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration from 1972 to 1974 and in the
Federation of Norwegian Industries (a precursor to the
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise) from 1974 to 1983. From 1983 to 1995 he served as director of the
Norwegian Price Directorate. In 1994 the Norwegian Price Directorate was restructured as the
Norwegian Competition Authority. Bakke died on 16 July 2022, at the age of 94. ==References==