Professional experience:

2013-present Minister of Trade and Industry
2003–2013: Head of  City Government, City of Bergen
1999–2003: Municipal Councilor, City of Bergen
1994–1999: Lawyer
1994: EU Group, Hordaland County Conservative Party

Education

1994: Graduate degree in law (cand. jur.), University of Bergen

Political appointments:

2010–present: Member of the Executive Committee, Conservative Party of Norway
2003–present: Member of the Executive Committee, Conservative Party of Bergen
2002–2004: Chairman, Hordaland County Conservative Party
1999–2003: Member of Bergen City Council
1997–2002: Deputy chairman of the Hordaland County Conservative Party
1997: Deputy chairman of the Bergenhus Conservative Party
1996–1997: Second deputy chairman, Bergenhus Conservative Party
1995–1996: Leader of the Conservative Women’s Network, Bergen Conservative Party
1989–1992: Member of the faculty committee, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
1989–1990: President of student parliament, University of Bergen and member of the executive committee, Norwegian Student Union, Bergen
1987–1988: Deputy chairman, Aust-Agder County Young Conservatives
1985–1986: Chairman, Arendal Young Conservatives

Other appointments:

2009–present: Member of the board, KLP Fondsforvaltning AS
2005–present: Chairman of the board, West Norway Office JSC
2002–2006: Chairman of the Board, Norwegian State Housing Bank
2002–2006: Deputy board member, Folketrygdfondet
1998–2002: Member of the board, Norwegian State Housing Bank