Biography

Date of birth: 14 March 1964

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 8 for Buskerud, 2021–2025, Socialist Left Party

Storting committees

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2021–2025

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 28 October 2021–30 September 2024

Education and professional experience

Education

Steinerskolen in Oslo, general subjects, upper secondary school 1980-1983
Elvebakken upper secondary school, basic course in electrical engineering 1984-1985
Norwegian Academy of Natural Medicine, homeopath 1990-1995
University College in Buskerud, Drammen, bachelor's degree in nursing 2004-2008
Bergen University College, further education in pulmonary nursing, 60 credits. 2010-2011
Apprenticeship Tele fitter, in-house professional training and paid practice 1985-1986

Professional

Production assistant film production, Lighthouse AS 1983-1984
Telecommunications fitter at Televerket Oslo west 1985-1995
Self-employed, naturopath, Lier naturmedisin 1995-2001
Kindergarten assistant, Blåbærringen nature kindergarten 2001-2003
Kindergarten board, Blåbærringen nature nursery, Bærum's work 2003-2004
Nurse, heart and lung medicine department 2008-2014
Specialist nurse Drammen hospital, medical intensive care unit 2014-2019 (Clinic union representative Norwegian Nurses Association 2017 - 2019)

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member Lier Chairmanship 2019-2021

County political service

County Deputy Mayor, County Council, Viken 2019-2021

Public appointments

Member and secretary of the Council for agriculture, game and inland fish, Lier municipality 2011-2015
Main committee member Planning Committee, Lier 2015-2019
Member and deputy chairman of the Council for people with disabilities, Viken county municipality 2019-2021
Representative BSPC, Baltic Sea area from 2023 (Elected as representative for the Nordic Council)

Elected party posistions

Leader Lier Socialist Liberal Party 2011-2019
Deputy leader Buskerud Socialist Venstreparti 2015-2019, from 2023