Political and other appointments

2009 -

State Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

2008 - 2009

Political Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

2005 -2008

Political Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture and Food

1993 -

Various committee appointments in Ås Centre Party Elected to the municipal council in 1995

1992-1993

Head of the Akershus branch of the No to the EU movement, deputy member of the No to the EU central committee

1990-1992

Member of the Norwegian Farmers’ Union board

1990-1992

Chair of the Norwegian Rural Youth Organisation executive committee

1988-1990

Member of the Norwegian Youth Council board

1987-1988

Member of the Norwegian Farmers’ Union board of representatives

1986-1988

Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Norwegian Rural Youth Organisation

Work experience

1996-2005

Information manager in the Norwegian Farmers’ Union and member of the leadership group

Spring 1993 (part time)

Member of project on EU cereals policy in the Norwegian Agricultural Purchasing and Marketing Co-operation

1993-1996

Head of administration in the Akershus branch of the Norwegian Farmers’ Union

1992-1993

Consultant in the Akershus branch of the Norwegian Farmers’ Union

1990-1992

Research assistant at the Agricultural University of Norway (part time)

1984-1985

Trainee at the Norwegian Food Research Institute (Matforsk), IT department

Education

Autumn 2004

2002-2003

Defence course, National College of Defence

Solstrand Programme for young leaders at the Administrative Research Institute at NHH, with annual follow-up sessions

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 Various courses in leadership development held by the Norwegian Rural Youth Organisation and Norwegian Youth Council

 1986-1990

Post graduate degree from the Agricultural University of Norway, dissertation on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

1985-1986

Preliminary course, Mære Agricultural College