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. He was Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament from 2011 to 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 to 2015.
Dagfinn Høybråten | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Party | |
| In office 23 January 2004 – 30 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Valgerd Svarstad Haugland |
| Succeeded by | Knut Arild Hareide |
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
| In office 17 October 1997 – 17 March 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Gudmund Hernes |
| Succeeded by | Tore Tønne |
| Minister of Health and Care Services | |
| In office 19 October 2001 – 18 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Tore Tønne |
| Succeeded by | Ansgar Gabrielsen |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
| In office 18 June 2004 – 17 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Ingjerd Schou |
| Succeeded by | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ole Stavad |
| Succeeded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
| Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers | |
| In office 1 March 2013 – 17 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Halldór Ásgrímsson |
| Succeeded by | Paula Lehtomäki |
| Fifth Vice President of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2011 – 3 March 2013 | |
| President | Dag Terje Andersen |
| Preceded by | Line Holten Hjemdal |
| Succeeded by | Line Holten Hjemdal |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 17 October 2005 – 4 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Rogaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1957 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Political scientist |
In 2018 it was announced that Mr Høybråten will lead the "Truth and Reconciliation committee" regarding the discrimination of the indigenous Sami people in Norway up and until 1980.
He was the chairman of the Young Christian Democrats (KrFU) in 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 Administration 1997–2004, an executive director of the Norwegian Association of Local Government from 1990 to 1993 and a chief executive of the municipality of Oppegård 1994–1996. Høybråten holds a degree in political science from the University of Oslo.