Date of birth: 1 May 1964

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 15 for Oslo, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 10 for Oslo, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Government minister, 14 October 2021–30 September 2025, Siri Gåsemyr Staalesen served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2017–2021

Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 17 October 2017–30 September 2021

Parliamentary delegations

2017–2021

Substitute member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 24 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), 24 October 2017–30 September 2021
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2019–30 September 2020

Membership of group steering committees

2017–2021

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2017–30 September 2021

Government positions

State secretary, Ministry of Defence, 17 October 2005–28 June 2010
State secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2010–11 November 2011
Government minister, Ministry of Defence, 11 November 2011–21 September 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 21 September 2012–16 October 2013
Government minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 14 October 2021–