Parliamentary Terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 3 for Vest-Agder, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Vest-Agder, 2021–2025, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Vest-Agder, 2025–2029, Labour Party

Storting committees

2025–2029

Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 11 October 2025 – 30 September 2029

Parliamentary delegations

2025–2029

Personal Substitute Member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 04 November 2025 – 30 September 2029

Government Positions

Political Adviser, Ministry of Health and Care Services, 22 October 2021 – 30 June 2023

Education and Professional Experience

Education

University of Agder, Social Planning and Communication, 2014–2019

Professional

Executive Officer, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, 2016–2019 (Part-time)
Adviser, Student Welfare Organisation in Agder, 2018–2019 (Part-time)
PhD Adviser, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder, 2019–2021
Public Affairs Officer, Norwegian Communications Authority, 2023–2025

Appointments

Municipal Political Activity

Member, Farsund Municipal Council, 2015–2019 (Member of the Main Committee for Agriculture)

County Political Activity

Member, County Council, Vest-Agder, 2015–2019, Main Committee for Culture and Education
Member, County Council, Agder, 2019–2023, County Executive Committee
Member, County Council, Agder, 2023–2025, County Executive Committee

Public appointments

Board Member, Vocational College in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, 2015–2019 (As County Council Representative)
Member, Council for Agder Folk High School, Søgne, Kristiansand, 2015–2019 (As County Council Representative)
Deputy Member, Vest-Agder Museum IKS, Vest-Agder, 2015–2019 (As County Council Representative)
Member, Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, 2016–2017
Member, Ministry of Education and Research’s Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research, 2017
Deputy Chair, Aust-Agder Museum and Archive IKS, Agder, 2019–2021
Member, Council for Persons with Disabilities, Agder, 2019–2021
Member, Large Carnivore Committee for Region 1 (Agder, Rogaland and Vestland), 2023–2025 (As County Council Representative)
Member, Senior Citizens’ Council in Agder, 2023–2025 (As County Council Representative)
Member, NRK Sørlandet District Programme Council, Agder, 2023–2025 (As County Council Representative)

Elected party positions

Board Member, Vest-Agder Labour Party Executive Committee, 2014–2016
Leader, AUF (Labour Youth) in Vest-Agder, 2014–2016
Board Member, Farsund Labour Party Executive Committee, 2016–2017
Board Member, Kristiansand Labour Party Executive Committee, from 2019

Elected positions in organisations

Board Member, Young Church Singers, 2011–2017
Committee Member and Deputy to the National Board, Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU), 2015–2017
Leader and Board Member, Student Organisation in Agder (STA), 2015–2018
Leader and Member, Diocesan Council in Agder and Telemark, 2016–2021; Member of the Church Assembly during the same period
National Executive Committee Member, Norwegian Student Organisation (NSO), 2017–2018