elisabeth berge (27 november 1954 – 13 april 2020) was a norwegian businessperson and politician. she worked in the ministry of petroleum and energy from 1981 to 1990. she then worked in statoil from 1990 to 2004. beginning in 2001, she was chief of communications. in 2004 she was appointed permanent under-secretary of state in the ministry of petroleum and energy.