Political appointments
2011 State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
2006 Political Adviser at the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
2003-2005 Deputy member of the Centre Party's Central Executive Committee
2000-2002 Leader of the Centre Party Youth Organisation
2000-2002 Member of the Centre Party's Central Executive Committee
2001-2002 Council member of No to the EU
1998-2000 International Leader of the Centre Party Youth Organisation
1998-2000 Member of the Centre Party's International Committee
1996-1998 Member of the Centre Party Youth Organisation's Political Committee.

Work experience
2007-2011 First Secretary at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Maputo
2005-2006  Senior Executive Officer in the WTO Section at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002-2005 Political Advisor to the Centre Party's Parliamentary Group
1998-2000 Political Secretary at the Centre Party's head office

Education
2008 Masters in Political Science from the University of Oslo
2005-2007 Training course for diplomats at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995-2003 BA in Political Science, Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Oslo
1997-1998 Studied political science and Latin American subjects at Universidad de Costa Rica
1998 - language studies at Universidade de Lisboa
1996 - language studies in Quito, Ecuador
1992-1993 Exchange student in New Zealand.

Other appointments
1993 - appointments with the Berg Rural Youth Association
1987 - lecturing activities for the Norwegian Refugee Council
1984 - 1992 Miscellaneous appointments at 4H Norway.