 He then joined the cabinet during a 2004 reshuffle , serving as the Norwegian Minister of the Environment from summer 2004 to fall 2005 . He was the youngest ever cabinet member from the Christian Democratic Party , and the first Christian Democratic to hold the post . The second cabinet Bondevik did not survive the 2005 elections , and as such Hareide had to step down from office that year . His successor was Helen Bjørnøy . Until 2009 , Hareide had never been elected to the Norwegian Parliament , but served as a deputy representative during the terms 1997 – 2001 , 2001 – 2005 and 2005 – 2009 . On the local level of politics he was a member of Bømlo municipality council from 1991 to 1995 . 
