Political posts
 
2008 State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Communications
2005-2008 State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government
2002-2003 Deputy Member, Oslo Centre Party Executive Committee
2001 Secretary, Centre Party fisheries committee 
2001 Member of Bergen Sentrum Centre Party Executive Committee
2000 Political Adviser, Ministry of Fisheries, Kjell Magne Bondevik's first government
 
  
Work experience
 
2004-2005 Political Adviser, Centre Party Parliamentary Group
2003-2004 Adviser, Department of Coastal Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries
2001-2003 Political Adviser, Centre Party Parliamentary Group
1999-2000 Political Adviser, Centre Party Parliamentary Group
1997 Consultant, Centre Party Parliamentary Group
 
  
Education
 
2001 Graduate degree in comparative politics, University of Bergen
1996 Undergraduate degree, University of Bergen
1996 Political science, KRUH, Germany
1996 Work and organisation psychology
1995 Comparative politics, University of Bergen (30-credit course)
1994 German, University of Bergen, (one-year programme)
1990-1992 International Baccalaureate, Bergen Katedralskole
1989-1990 Virginia City High School, US