Political posts

2005

State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government

2002-2003

Deputy Member, Oslo Centre Party Executive 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

Andre verv

2003

Member of the No to the EU fisheries committee

2002-2004

Board Member, the Anti-slavery Society in Norway

1999

Deputy Leader of the Students’ Association in Bergen

1998-1999

Co-organiser of seminars for the centre for international development studies at the University of Bergen

1998

PR Manager for the Comparative Politics Conference Human Rights in Modern Democracies

1996

Secretary, Students’ Association, Faculty of Social Sciences

1993-1995

Board Member, Austevoll yacht club