 In 2007 Hareide announced that he had left politics for the time being to pursue a career in the national media conglomerate Schibsted , as an organizational director . His career in the company started with the position of trainee in 1997 . Outside politics , his only paid full @-@ time appointments have been in Schibsted . He still works behind the scenes for his party , occasionally commenting on issues in the national media . He did not rule out a return to national politics in the future , and in late 2008 he was selected by his party as the top candidate on the party 's ticket in Akershus county . The Christian Democratic Party formerly held a seat in this county , but lost it in 2005 . Hareide has never lived in Akershus . Party leader Dagfinn Høybråten hails from Akershus , but he runs on the Rogaland ticket to secure a safe seat . 
