Per Høybråten (8 March 1932 – 21 December 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. From 1963 to 1966 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

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during the term 1973–1977. On the local level, Høybråten was a member of

city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counc ...

from 1967 to 1987, serving as deputy mayor during the terms 1975–1979 and 1979–1983. He chaired the local party chapter from 1981 to 1983. During the cabinet Borten, Høybråten was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1968. During the

cabinet Korvald Korvald's Cabinet governed Norway between 18 October 1972 and 16 October 1973. The centre cabinet was led by Lars Korvald as Prime Minister and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Pa ...

from 1971 to 1972, Høybråten again became State Secretary, this time at the Office of the Prime Minister. He was born in

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative ...

. Outside politics he worked as a

veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both ...

, having graduated in 1956. He was

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of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science at one point. He was also involved in the

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities () is an employers' organisation in Norway. It was founded in 1972 as a merger between the Union of Norwegian Cities (''Norges Byforbund'', founded in 1903) and the Norwegian Associati ...

, and was a member of the board of

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from 1985 to 1990. His son

Dagfinn Høybråten 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. ...

is a more prominent politician.

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* 1932 births 1990 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo Norwegian veterinarians Academic staff of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science People from Nesodden {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub