Øyvind Håbrekke (born 20 December 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. From 1996 to 1999 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. During the

second cabinet Bondevik Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any o ...

, Håbrekke was appointed political advisor in the

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Energy () is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Energy Terje Aasland of the Labour Party since 2022. The depar ...

from 2001 to January 2004, before becoming a State Secretary in the same Ministry until June 2004. He was then appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment. Håbrekke became a member of the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

in 2009, representing his home county

. He is serving as second deputy chair of the

Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs The Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs () is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to families, children and youth, gender equality, consumer affairs and cultural affairs. It corres ...

. From 2014–2017 Håbrekke was head of communications in KA - Norwegian Association for Church Employers. Since 2017 he has been the research director in the think tank Skaperkraft. In 2018, Håbrekke came out with the debate book
Den liberale familien – Biologiens comeback?
("The Liberal Family - Biology's Comeback?"), which discusses the principles of paternity and motherhood in the Children's Act in light of new family patterns and assisted fertilization.

References

* 1969 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian Christians Deputy members of the Storting Norwegian state secretaries Sør-Trøndelag politicians Nord-Trøndelag University College alumni Members of the Storting 2009–2013 {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub