Lars Peder Brekk

Lars Peder Brekk
Lars Peder Brekk
	Brekk in 2009.
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
	In office; 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013
Constituency	Nord-Trøndelag
Parliamentary Leader of the Centre Party
	In office; 18 June 2012 – 16 October 2013
Leader	Liv Signe Navarsete
Preceded by	Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Succeeded by	Liv Signe Navarsete
	In office; 2 June 2007 – 20 June 2008
Leader	Åslaug Haga
Preceded by	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Succeeded by	Rune J. Skjælaaen
Minister of Agriculture and Food
	In office; 20 June 2008 – 18 June 2012
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Terje Riis-Johansen
Succeeded by	Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Minister of Fisheries
	In office; 21 January 2000 – 17 March 2000
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Peter Angelsen
Succeeded by	Otto Gregussen
Leader of the Centre Party ; Acting
	In office; 20 June 2008 – 12 September 2008
Preceded by	Åslaug Haga
Succeeded by	Liv Signe Navarsete
First Deputy Leader of the Centre Party
	In office; 13 March 1993 – 19 March 2011
Leader	Anne Enger ; Odd Roger Enoksen ; Åslaug Haga ; Liv Signe Navarsete
Succeeded by	Ola Borten Moe
Personal details
Born	8 October 1955 (age 65); Vikna, Norway
Political party	Centre
Children	3

Lars Peder Brekk (born 8 October 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.^[1] He was private secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1985-1986, and himself Minister of Fisheries in 2000. He was elected to parliament in 2005 and served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2008 to 2012. He was acting leader of the Centre Party from June to September 2008.

Biography[]

Brekk was born and grew up in Vikna of accountant and manager Asbjørn L. Brekk (1926–) and bookkeeper Ragnhild Kirkeby-Garstad (1935–).^[2] Aged 15, he joined the Centre Youth.^[3] He has a master of economics from the University of Oslo, studying from 1977 to 1982.^[2] He was also a football goalkeeper, playing for Stabæk from 1979 to 1981.^[4]

He worked as a secretary for the Norwegian Fisheries Association from 1982 to 1984, then as a divisional leader until 1986. From 1986 to 1987, Brekk was managing director of Global Aqua, and from 1987 to 1988 as director of finance at Hansvik Boat. He worked from 1988 to 1992 as bank manager for Sparebanken Midt-Norge in Vikna. From 1997 to 1999, he was director of finance at Nils Williksen, and from 1999 to 2005 as managing director at Innovasjon rørvik. From 1999 to 2000 he was also managing director of Pacpro Norge.^[2]

Brekk was personal secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs from 1 January 1985 to 1 January 1986 in Willoch's Second Cabinet. In 1989–93, 1993–97 and 2001–05, Brekk was deputy member of parliament. From 21 January to 17 March 2000, he was Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in Bondevik's First Cabinet.^[2] He only sat 56 days, due to the cabinet withdrawing.^[5] While in parliament, he was first chairman of the (2005–07) and them member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs and the (2007–08). From 2007 to 2008, he was parliamentary leader for the Centre Party. On 20 June 2008, Brekk was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.^[2]

From 1993 to 1997, and since 2003, Brekk has been deputy leader of the Centre Party.^[6] He is married and has three children. He owns part of a kindergarten.^[3]

References[]

^ "Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk". regjeringen.no: Information from the Government and the Ministries (Norway). Government of Norway. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). Storting.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lars Peder Brekk (Sp)". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). STB Guru. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Bondeviks skjebnedag". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 16 August 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^ Store Norske Leksikon. "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2009.

Political offices
Preceded by Peter Angelsen	Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs 2000	Succeeded by Otto Gregussen
Preceded by Terje Riis-Johansen	Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food 2008-2012	Succeeded by Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Preceded by Åslaug Haga	Acting leader of the Centre Party 2008	Succeeded by Liv Signe Navarsete

[norway1-1] "Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk". regjeringen.no: Information from the Government and the Ministries (Norway). Government of Norway. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

[stortinget-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). Storting.

[namdalsavisa-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Lars Peder Brekk (Sp)". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[4] "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). STB Guru. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[5] "Bondeviks skjebnedag". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 16 August 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

[6] Store Norske Leksikon. "Lars Peder Brekk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2009.

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Buskerud	Jagland Knudsen Eng Helleland Rytman Christoffersen Bergo Micaelsen Lundteigen
Finnmark	Nielsen Jakobsen Fredriksen Ballo Lysklætt
Hedmark	Trettebergstuen Faldet Bredvold Skulstad Vedum Breen K. Andersen Gundersen
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Møre og Romsdal	Nesvik Kristoffersen Løvik Solholm Bekkemellem Grimstad Øveraas Kongshaug Jacobsen
Nordland	H-M. Solberg Svendsen Strøm Elvik Ellingsen T. Pedersen Samuelsen Kristiansen Ljunggren Sahl
Oppland	Brørby Enger Hagebakken Johnsen Nistad Rudihagen Thommessen
Oslo	Nybakk Foss Hagen Bøhler Holmås Dørum Eriksen Søreide Hildeng Jensen Marthinsen Chaudhry Lønning Khan Tybring-Gjedde Grande Wickholm Syversen
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Sogn og Fjordane	Sandal Sande Starheim Heggø Ludvigsen
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Sør-Trøndelag	Gjul Asphjell Sandberg Brende Djupedal E.K. Hansen Moe Lien Haugen Lånke
Vestfold	Mandt-Bartholsen Width Flåtten Gullvåg Anundsen Kosmo Thorkildsen
Østfold	Øye Leirstein S.R. Hansen Gåsvatn Engeset Johansen Giltun M. Hansen Hjemdal

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Buskerud	Kolberg Knudsen Helleland Christoffersen Rytman Micaelsen Werp Gustavsen Lundteigen
Finnmark	Pedersen Fredriksen Simensen Olsen Jensen
Hedmark	Storberget Trettebergstuen Bredvold Breen Vedum Gundarsen Sønsterud K. Andersen
Hordaland	Strøm-Erichsen Sortevik E. Solberg Henriksen Hagesæter Halleraker Lydvo Dåvøy Woldseth Teigen Warloe Toppe Lysbakken Rommetveit Reiertsen
Møre og Romsdal	Botten Nesvik Nørve Gjelseth Grimstad Torve Klinge Eide Hanekamhaug
Nordland	Strøm Ljunggren Svendsen Kristiansen Ellingsen Sivertsen Nordås L. Hansen G-K. Hansen Trældal
Oppland	Rudihagen Aasrud Johansen Hagebakken Wøien Thommessen Hagen
Oslo	Stoltenberg Foss Jensen Nybakk Halvorsen Søreide Bøhler Tybring-Gjedde Støre Grande Tetzschner Marthinsen Myhre Holmås Tajik Astrup Syversen
Rogaland	Solvik-Olsen Nordtun Høie Horne Sund Høybråten Meling Vaksdal Opheim Kleppa Kambe Thorsen Langeland
Sogn og Fjordane	Heggø Navarsete Starheim Bremer Lødemel
Telemark	Aasland Hoksrud Olsen Isaksen S. O. Hansen Bekkevold
Troms	Arnesen Korsberg Bjørnflaten Aspaker Amundsen Knutsen Nordahl
Nord-Trøndelag	Kristoffersen Stokkan-Grande Eriksson Brekk Bratli Myraune
Sør-Trøndelag	Giske Sandberg Gjul Helleland Asphjell Lien E. K. Hansen Valen Moe Håbrekke
Vestfold	D. T. Andersen Anundsen Flåtten Mandt-Bartholsen P. A. Olsen Gullvåg Thorkildsen
Østfold	S. R. Hansen Leirstein I. Johansen Schou Gåsvatn Forsberg W. Olsen Giltun Hjemdal

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Cabinets	Kolstad Hundseid Lyng Borten Korvald Willoch II Syse Bondevik I Stoltenberg
Related	Centre Youth

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Lars Peder Brekk
Brekk in 2009.

Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013
Constituency	Nord-Trøndelag
Parliamentary Leader of the Centre Party
In office 18 June 2012 – 16 October 2013
Leader	Liv Signe Navarsete
Preceded by	Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Succeeded by	Liv Signe Navarsete
In office 2 June 2007 – 20 June 2008
Leader	Åslaug Haga
Preceded by	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Succeeded by	Rune J. Skjælaaen
Minister of Agriculture and Food
In office 20 June 2008 – 18 June 2012
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Terje Riis-Johansen
Succeeded by	Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Minister of Fisheries
In office 21 January 2000 – 17 March 2000
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Peter Angelsen
Succeeded by	Otto Gregussen
Leader of the Centre Party Acting
In office 20 June 2008 – 12 September 2008
Preceded by	Åslaug Haga
Succeeded by	Liv Signe Navarsete
First Deputy Leader of the Centre Party
In office 13 March 1993 – 19 March 2011
Leader	Anne Enger Odd Roger Enoksen Åslaug Haga Liv Signe Navarsete
Succeeded by	Ola Borten Moe

Personal details
Born	(1955-10-08) 8 October 1955 (age 65) Vikna, Norway
Political party	Centre
Children	3