Biography

Parliamentary terms

2017–2021 Member of the Storting for Oslo County, Progress Party
2013–2017 Member of the Storting for Oslo County, Progress Party
2009–2013 Member of the Storting for Oslo County, Progress Party
2005–2009 Member of the Storting for Oslo County, Progress Party

Storting committees

2017–2021

Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

2013–2017

Second Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

2009–2013

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

2005–2009

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs 

Parliamentary delegations

2017–2021

Chair, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Member, Delegation to the Interparliamentary conference on EUs Common foreign, security and defence policy

2013–2017

Second Vice Chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament
Chair, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership
Member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Member, Delegation to the Interparliamentary conference on EUs Common foreign, security and defence policy

2009–2013

Substitute member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Deputy Head, Delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union

2005–2009

Substitute member, Delegation to the Assembly of the Western European Union
Substitute member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 

Education and work experience

1988–1990 Master’s degree in international studies, University of Denver, USA
1984–1988 Bachelor’s degree in political science, Loyola University, Chicago, USA
1993–2005 Employee, Ministry of Defence