 Hareide was active in the Youth of the Christian People 's Party , being a member of the national board 1999 – 2001 before joining the national board of the Christian Democratic Party . He worked as a political advisor in the Ministry of Church Affairs , Education and Research from 1998 to 2000 , during the first cabinet Bondevik . He later became State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 2001 to 2003 during the second cabinet Bondevik . In 2003 he became second deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Party nationwide . 
