Dagfinn Høybråten
| Dagfinn Høybråten | |
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| Leader of the Christian Democratic Party | |
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In office 23 January 2004 – 30 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Valgerd Svarstad Haugland |
| Succeeded by | Knut Arild Hareide |
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
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In office 17 October 1997 – 17 March 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Gudmund Hernes |
| Succeeded by | Tore Tønne |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 19 October 2001 – 18 June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Tore Tønne |
| Succeeded by | Ansgar Gabrielsen |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
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In office 18 June 2004 – 17 October 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ingjerd Schou |
| Succeeded by | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
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In office 2007–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ole Stavad |
| Succeeded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 December 1957 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Political scientist |
| Religion | Church of Norway |
Dagfinn Høybråten (born 2 December 1957), is a Norwegian politician. He was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party 2004–2011. He was also Parliamentary leader from 2005 when he was elected as Member of Parliament representing Rogaland. He was Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament 2011–2013. He was President of the Nordic Council in 2007. Høybråten was granted leave from his duty as Member of Parliament from March 2013 to take up the position as Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. He was elected Board Member of the GAVI Alliance in 2006, and Chair of the Board from 2011-2015.
He was Chairman of the The Young Christian Democrats (KrFU in Norwegian) 1979–1982. Høybråten has been part of the political leadership of every Government the Christian Democratic Party has been part of since the early 1980s, first as a Political Adviser to Minister of Church and Education Kjell Magne Bondevik 1983–1986, later as State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance 1989-1990, Minister of Health 1997–2000 and 2001–2004 as well as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 2004–2005.
Høybråten has also served as the Director General of Norway Social Security Administration1997-2004, an Executive Director of the Norwegian Association of Local Government1990-1993 and a Chief Executive of the municipality of Oppegård 1994-1996. Mr Høybråten holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo.
Høybråten was born to churchwarden and politician Per Høybråten (1932–1990) and laboratory worker Åse Margrethe Hallen (born 1929). While he was born and grew up in Oslo, he lived for three years in Sandnes due to his father working there as a control veterinary. His father was politically active in the Christian Democratic Party, and was a State Secretary and deputy member of the Parliament of Norway from Oslo 1973–1977. Høybråten is married to his wife Jorun, and has four children.
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