Biography

Date of birth: 7 November 1968

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Troms, 1993–1997, Centre Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 3 for Troms, 1997–2001, Centre Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Troms, 2021–2025, Centre Party

Substitute periods

Permanent attendance as substitute member of parliament for Sandra Borch, 14 October 2021–30 September 2025

Storting committees

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Justice, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Substitute member, Election Committee, 26 October 2021–30 September 2025

Education and professional experience

Education

Sjøvegan Upper Secondary School, humanities 1984–1987
Sogn og Fjordane Regional College, social studies 1990–1991
Harstad University College, public policy and administration 1991–1992
Harstad University College, travel and tourism 1992–1994
University of Tromsø, intermediate course, political science 1995

Professional

Relief worker 1987–1990 (interrupted by compulsory military service in Norwegian Armed Forces)
Regional secretary, NTEU Sør–Troms 1994
Product developer, ST Opplevelser AS 1994–1996
Youth secretary, 1996–1997
County secretary, Troms Centre Party 1997–1999

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Salangen Municipal Executive Board 1995–1999, Mayor 1999–2003, 2003–2007, 2007–2011, 2011–2014

County political service

Member, Troms County Council 1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2007–2011, 2011–2014
Member, Troms County Government 2014–2015 (council member responsible for transport and environment), 2015–2019 (council member responsible for transport and environment)
County Mayor, County Council 2019–2023 (on leave since 14 October 2021)

Public appointments

Member and vice chair, county board, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, Troms 2011–2019
Member, executive board, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities 2016–2024 (on leave since 14 October 2021)
Member, county board, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, Troms and Finnmark 2019–2023 (on leave since 14 October 2021)

Elected party positions

Member, Centre Youth Central Board 1992–1996
Vice President, NCF 1994–1996
Youth secretary, Troms Centre Party 1996–1997, county secretary 1997–1999, county chair 2006–2012
Member, Centre Party Central Board 2017–2023 (first substitute member, Central Board 2014–2017)

Elected positions in organisations

Chair, Øvre Salangen Sports Club 1990–1991
Chair, Salangen IF Fotball (football club) 2001–2005, 2013–2016