Political appointments

2008-

State Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

2007- 2010

Leader of Porsgrunn Labour Party, member of Telemark Labour Party committee, international leader Telemark Labour Party Member of Porsgrunn city council

1995-1999

Porsgrunn city council and the municipal executive board

1994-1996

Deputy Leader Telemark Labour Youth League

1994-1995

Secretary (1994) and leader (1995) Telemark Young European Federalists
Member of Young European Federalists national executive committee (1995)

1991-1993

Leader of Juvente Grenland

 
Work experience

2008

State Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

2004-

General Practitioner, Solum medical centre and medical Director at Skien GP-ledcasualunit and at the special unit for assault-victims in Telemark

1997

Military service aboard KNM Stavanger

1995-2000

Temporary operator at Herøya Industrial Park

 
Education

2003

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with honours (MBChB hons), University of Liverpool.
Various post-graduate courses in general practise and forensic medicine