Born 6 April 1967, Brønnøysund, Norway
2005- Member of the Storting for Rogaland County
Storting committees
2009- Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment
2005-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Parliamentary delegations
2005-2009 Substitute member, Delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union
Other positions in the Storting
2009- Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee
Government positions
2000-2001 State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Communications
1996-1997 Political adviser, Ministry of the Environment
Local government
2003-2005 Deputy chair, Rogaland County council
1995-1999 Deputy mayor, Gjesdal municipality
1991-1995, 1999-2003 Member of the Gjesdal municipal executive board
1987-1991 Member of the Gjesdal municipal council
Public appointments
Vice board chair, Universitetsfondet Rogaland AS
Board member, Lyse energi (power company)
Executive committee member, Jæren recreational council
Executive committee member, intermunicipal agency for sewage and water treatment and waste disposal
Political appointments
2004 Member, Labour Party national executive committee
2002-2003 Political adviser to Labour Party parliamentary group in Rogaland County council
1990-2005 Member and deputy chair, Rogaland County Labour Party
1987-2002 Executive committee member and chair, Gjesdal (local) Labour Party
1980-1987 Executive committee member and chair, Time (local) Labour Youth
1980-1987 Executive committee member and chair, Rogaland County Labour Youth
Appointments in organisations
2008- Vice chair, Football Association of Norway
Education and work experience
2002-2003 Secretary to Labour parliamentary group in Rogaland County council
1998-2000 Substitute teacher
1998 Adviser, NOR Engineering Miljø AS
1988-1996 Head of Åpen day care centre
1988-1996 Assistant at Bærland day care centre
1986-1987 Trainee and assistant at Maurtua day care centre
1983-1985 Time upper secondary school, health and welfare subjects
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