Born 2 October 1969, Overhalla, Norway

2005- Member of the Storting for Oslo County
2001-2005 Substitute member of the Storting for Oslo County
Storting committees
2009- Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
2009- Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
2009- Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
2005-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs
2001-2005 Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee and the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
Parliamentary delegations
2009- Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament
Other positions in the Storting
2009- Chair, Liberal Party Group Steering Committee
2005-2009 Vice Chair, Liberal Party Group Steering Committee
2001-2005 Chair, Liberal Party Group Steering Committee
Local government
1997-2003 Member, Oslo City Parliament, 1995-1997 substitute member
1993-1994 Member, Nord-Trøndelag County Executive Board
1991-1995 Member, Nord-Trøndelag County Council
1987-1991 Substitute member, Overhalla Municipal Council
Public appointments
2001-2002 Commissioner for Education and Cultural Affairs, Oslo City Government
1998-2003 Member of a committee to study the source of power in society (Maktutredningen)
1996-2002 Member, Contact Committee for Immigrants and Authorities
Political appointments
2010- Chair, Liberal Party
2010- Chair, Liberal Party Central Executive Committee,1990-2010 Member
1994- Member, Liberal Party National Executive Committee
2000-2010 First Deputy Chair, Liberal Party
1997-2000 Chair, Oslo Liberal Party
1996-1997 Chair, Oslo Liberal Party Executive Committee
1990-1992 Chair, Norwegian Liberal Party’s women’s group
1989-1991 Member, Central Executive Committee of the Norwegian Young Liberals
1987-1990 Board member, Nord-Trøndelag Liberal Party
1987-1989 Chair, Nord-Trøndelag Young Liberals
Appointments in organisations
1984-1999 A number of appointments in youth, farmer's and women's organisations on local, regional and national level
Education and work experience
1991-1992 Studies in history, University of Oslo
1990-1991 Studies in political science, University of Oslo
1989 Studies in economics, University of Trondheim
1997-1999 General Secretary, The Norwegian Children and Youth Council
1995-1997 General Secretary, association for young farmers
1994-1995 Information officer, National Union of Students in Norway
1993 Lecturer in social case studies, Levanger College
1992-1994 Teacher, Levanger Upper Secondary School
1984-1988 Freelance journalist, Namdal Arbeiderblad
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