Arve Bakke (born 28 September 1952, Ulsteinvik) is the leader of Fellesforbundet.

[2] Bakke succeeded Kjell Bjørndalen as leader of Fellesforbundet in 2007.

[1] Bakke worked for more than ten years at the factory of Ulstein Hatlø,[1] where he was an active trade unionist.

In 1984 he became district secretary of the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers.

[1] From 1996 to 1997 he was state secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform of the Planning and ordnance department.