Date of birth: 24 June 1971
Daughter of driver at Tidens Krav Torbjørn Tønnesen (1944–2020) and disability pensioner Ruth Aspen (1945–2015)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Møre and Romsdal, 2021–2025, Labour Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Møre and Romsdal, 2025–2029, Labour Party

Education and professional career

Apprenticeship

Industrial pipefitter 2002–2005
UMOE Sterkoder Shipyard 2002–2004

Trade certificate

Industrial pipefitter 2004

Professional

Industrial pipefitter, Sterkoder Shipyard 1999–2005.
Organisational consultant, Norwegian Federation of Organisations of Disabled People (Norges Handikapforbund), Nordvest 2007–2009
Managing Director, Training Office for Technological Trades – OTEK Nordmøre and Romsdal 2009–2025

Appointments

Municipal council service

Member of Kristiansund Municipal Council 2007–2011 and 2015–2019
Member of the Executive Board of Kristiansund 2019–2023 and 2023–2025

Public appointments

Lay judge, District Court of Møre and Romsdal 2011–2015
Chair of the Oil and Energy Committee, Kristiansund 2015–2025

Elected party positions

Chair of Kristiansund Labour Party 2009–2011
Member of the Executive Committee of Møre and Romsdal Labour Party 2009–2011
Deputy Chair of Møre and Romsdal Labour Party 2011–2017
Member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee 2011–2017
Chair of Kristiansund Labour Party 2015–2021

Other administrative appointments

Chair of LO Ytre Nordmøre 2002–2007
Adviser, Labour Party Adviser Network 2003–2005
Chair of the Forum for Vocational Education in Møre and Romsdal 2010–2015