Dagfinn Høybråten (born December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opened. 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire. 1804 - At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned as... December 2, 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events Environmental change The Africanized bee is accidentally released in Brazil The Asian Flu pandemic begins in China March 10 - Floodgates of The Dalles Dam are closed inundating Celilo Falls and ancient indian fisheries along the... 1957), is a The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norways famous fjords... Norwegian politician, representing the The Christian Democratic Party of Norway (Kristelig Folkeparti or KrF, litteraly Christian Peoples Party), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. One of the bigger political parties in Norway, it is currently in government position together with the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Liberal Party (Venstre). The... Christian Democratic Party (KrF). He has a political degree (cand.polit) from the The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, norwegian Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitet), modelled after the recently established Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin. The university currently has about 32,000 students and employs about... University of Oslo in 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984. He is married and has four children.

Political career

Høybråten led the Ministry of Health and Care Services from 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. Events January January 3 - NBCs Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame... 1997 to 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000 and again from 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000 to 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004. Following a 2004 Government reshuffle, Høybråten was transferred to lead the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. In 2004, he also assumed the leadership of The Christian Democratic Party of Norway (Kristelig Folkeparti or KrF, litteraly Christian Peoples Party), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. One of the bigger political parties in Norway, it is currently in government position together with the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Liberal Party (Venstre). The... KrF.

As Minister of Health, Høybråten was noted for his controversial campaign against Holding a lit cigarette Tobacco smoking is the act of smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes and cigars. Tobacco smoking is considered a significant cause of human health problems, especially lung cancer, emphysema, and other disorders. The practice of smoking tobacco originated among American Indians in western North America, where tobacco... tobacco smoking at all public places. Throughout 2004, he was accused in the media of being a "mørkemann" (lit, "dark man"), meaning a This article is about the religious people known as Christians. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of... Christian with a hidden Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. In comparative religion, fundamentalism can refer to anti-modernist movements in various religions. In many ways religious fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon, characterized by a sense of embattled alienation in the midst of the surrounding culture, even where the... fundamentalist agenda. According to small Christian newspapers, this stigma was placed on him by the mainstream media in Norway. His supporters (most notably Norwegian Prime Minister and fellow party member Kjell Magne Bondevik (born September 3, 1947) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician. He has twice been Prime Minister of Norway. His present cabinet, a coalition between the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, was appointed October 19, 2001, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. He also served... Kjell Magne Bondevik) claim he does not deserve such a characterization.

Losing by a margin of 180 votes to win a seat in the 1989 General Election, Høybråten has never held a seat in the Norwegian Parliament, or The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. It sits in the Storting Building which was completed in 1866 and was designed by the architect Emil Victor Langlet. History The Storting in its present form was first... Storting. Ahead of the A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, is scheduled for September 12, 2005. 169 seats will be awarded, four more than in the previous election. See also Politics of Norway Elections in Norway Prime Minister of Norway List of Norwegian Parties in Cabinet and PM External links... Norwegian parliamentary election of 2005, Høybråten was nominated from Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is a coastal place with shores and islands, the most important island being Karmøy. Boknafjorden is the largest bay. The inner part of the county is Ryfylke, while the southern part is Jæren... Rogaland instead of his home county of Akershus is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. It borders Sweden for a short distance (Värmland). Akershus is the second largest county in population after Oslo. The county administration is in Oslo, which is not part of the county per se. Akershus is parted... Akershus. This in order to avoid a nomination battle with the former party leader Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born August 23, 1956) is Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and former leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Norway, to which also Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik belongs. She withdrew as party leader at the extraordinary annual assembly of the party on... Valgerd Svarstad Haugland.

External link

Dagfinn Høybråten's home page (http://odin.dep.no/asd/engelsk/bn.html)