Norwegian politician (born 1969)
Øyvind Håbrekke
Øyvind Håbrekke (born 20 December 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party .
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 Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009.
During the second cabinet Bondevik , Håbrekke was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy 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 in 2009, representing his home county Sør-Trøndelag . He is serving as second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs .
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.
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