Parliamentary terms

2017–2021 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
2013–2017 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
2009–2013 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
2005–2009 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
2001–2005 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
1997–2001 Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party
1989–1993 Subsitute Member of the Storting for Hedmark County, Socialist Left Party

Storting committees

2017–2021

Chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
Member, Election Committee

2009–2013

First Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs

2005–2009

Chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs

2001–2005

Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration

2001–2005

Member, Election Committee

1997–2001

Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
Member, Credentials Committee    

Parliamentary delegations

2017–2021

Substitute member, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union

2009–2013

Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

2001–2005

Head, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union

1997–2001

Deputy Head, Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Substitute member, Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council    

Other positions in the Storting

2005–2009 Member, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee
1999–2005 Deputy Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee 

Political appointments

1995–1996 Member, Socialist Left Party Central Executive Committee
1995–1996, 1985–1988 Member, Socialist Left Party National Executive Committee
1986–1987 Chair, Hedmark Socialist Left Party
1985–1987 Member, Socialist Left Party Executive Committee                 

Education and work experience

1996–1997 Studies in societal planning, Lillehammer College
1996 Studies in societal planning, University of Tromsø
1977–1997 Day-care centre assistant