Lars Peder Brekk (born 8 October 1955) is a

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politician for the Centre Party. He was private secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1985-1986, and himself Minister of Fisheries in 2000. He was elected to

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in 2005 and served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2008 to 2012. He was acting leader of the Centre Party from June to September 2008.

Biography

Brekk was born and grew up in

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of accountant and manager Asbjørn L. Brekk (1926–) and bookkeeper Ragnhild Kirkeby-Garstad (1935–). Aged 15, he joined the

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. He has a master of economics from the

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, studying from 1977 to 1982. He was also a

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, playing for Stabæk from 1979 to 1981. He worked as a secretary for the Norwegian Fisheries Association from 1982 to 1984, then as a divisional leader until 1986. From 1986 to 1987, Brekk was managing director of Global Aqua, and from 1987 to 1988 as director of finance at Hansvik Boat. He worked from 1988 to 1992 as bank manager for Sparebanken Midt-Norge in Vikna. From 1997 to 1999, he was director of finance at Nils Williksen, and from 1999 to 2005 as managing director at Innovasjon rørvik. From 1999 to 2000 he was also managing director of Pacpro Norge. Brekk was personal secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs from 1 January 1985 to 1 January 1986 in Willoch's Second Cabinet. In 1989–93, 1993–97 and 2001–05, Brekk was deputy member of parliament. From 21 January to 17 March 2000, he was Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in

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. He only sat 56 days, due to the cabinet withdrawing. While in parliament, he was first chairman of the Standing Committee on Trade and Industry (2005–07) and them member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs and the Extended Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007–08). From 2007 to 2008, he was parliamentary leader for the Centre Party. On 20 June 2008, Brekk was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. From 1993 to 1997, and 2003 to 2011, Brekk served as the first deputy leader of the Centre Party. He is married and has three children. He owns part of a

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