Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen (born 15 March 1969) is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Socialist Left Party. Hailing from

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ...

, he graduated as

cand.jur. Candidate of Law (Latin: ''candidatus/candidata juris/iuris'') is both a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region as well as an academic status designation for advanced Law School students in German-speaking countries. ...

from the University of Tromsø in 1995. He had chaired the county chapters of Socialist Youth in Østfold (1985–1988) and Troms (1990–1991). He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the term 1989–1993, and was a member of Halden city council from 1991 to 1995. He worked as a consultant in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1995. In 1997 he began a career in the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

, climbing to the positions of embassy secretary in

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(1999–2002) and Pretoria (2006–2007). In November 2007 he was appointed State Secretary to the Minister of International Development.

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1969 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Deputy members of the Storting Østfold politicians University of Tromsø alumni People from Halden Norwegian diplomats {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub