Date of birth: 4 June 1978

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 5 for Vest-Agder, 2025–2029, Progress Party

Parliamentary terms

Member, Standing Committee on Justice, 11 October 2025–30 September 2029

Education and professional experience

Education

Kristiansand Cathedral School – General and Economic Administrative Studies, 1994–1997
University of Agder – General Teacher Education with Science Subjects, 1998–2002
University of Agder – One-Year Programme in History, 2007–2008
University of Agder – Bachelor’s Degree in IT and Information Systems, 2011–2013

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Kristiansand City Council, 1999–2003, 2007–2011, 2011–2015
Member, Kristiansand Executive Committee, 2003–2007, 2015–2019, 2019–2023, 2023–2025

County political service

Member, County Council, Vest-Agder, 1999–2003
Member, County Council, Vest-Agder, 2003–2007

Public appointments

Member, Health and Social Affairs Committee, Kristiansand, 1999–2003
Member, Urban Development Committee, Kristiansand, 2007–2011
Member and Deputy Chair, City and Environment Committee, Kristiansand, 2011–2015
Member and Chair, City and Environment Committee, Kristiansand, 2015–2019