Date of birth: 11 February 1967
Daughter of officer (Lieutenant Colonel) Jon Sverre Bjørnsen (1930-) and secretary Anne-Sofie Jenssen (1931-)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 2 for Akershus, 2021–2025, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 17 for Akershus, 2025–2029, Conservative Party

Substitute periods

Permanent attendance as Substitute Member of Parliament for Henrik Asheim, 1 October - 14 October 2021

Education and professional experience

Education

Cand.jur. (Law degree), University of Oslo, 1987–1993
Executive MBA, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), 2005–2006

Professional

Law firm Normann & Bjørnsen AS – solicitor and partner since 2013 (on leave since 2020)

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member of Asker Municipal Council, 2011–2015
Member of Asker Executive Committee, 2015–2019, 2019–2023

County political service

Chair of the County Executive Board, Viken, 2015–2019; Chair of the Control Committee
Member of the County Council, Viken, 2019–2023

Elected party positions

Second Deputy Leader, Viken Conservative Party since 2019
Member of the Central Executive Committee since 2019