Date of birth: 26 March 1973 in Porsgrunn, Telemark
Son of electric fitter Rolf Oddbjørn Hoksrud (1944–) and administrative employee Karin Gulbrandsen (1947–)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 3 for Telemark, 1997–2001, Progress Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Telemark, 2001–2005, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Telemark, 2005–2009, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Telemark, 2009–2013, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Telemark, 2013–2017, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Telemark, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 5 for Telemark, 2021–2025, Progress Party

Substitute periods

State secretary, 16 October 2013–5 June 2015, Kristian Norheim served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister, 31 August 2018–22 January 2019, Stine Margrethe Knutsdatter Olsen served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2005–2009

Member, Election Committee, 10 October 2005–30 September 2009
Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 19 October 2005–30 September 2009
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 16 June 2009–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2009–30 September 2013
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 20 October 2009–30 September 2013
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 20 June 2013–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–16 October 2013
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 10 June 2015–30 September 2017
Substitute member, Election Committee, 30 September 2015–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Substitute member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–31 August 2018
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 12 October 2017–31 August 2018
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 31 January 2019–29 January 2020
Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 29 January 2020–11 February 2020
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 11 February 2020–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 19 October 2021–21 October 2021
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 21 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2005–2009

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2007–30 September 2008

2009–2013

Personal substitute member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 4 November 2009–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 13 October 2015–5 January 2016
Vice chair, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 6 January 2016–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 7 November 2017–20 November 2017
Vice chair, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 20 November 2017–31 August 2018

2021–2025

Member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 28 October 2021–2 November 2021
Vice chair, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 2 November 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of group steering committees

2005–2009

Whip, Progress Party, 1 October 2005–30 September 2009
Member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 5 October 2005–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Whip, Progress Party, 7 October 2009–30 September 2011
Member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 7 October 2009–30 September 2011

2017–2021

Whip, Progress Party, 3 October 2017–30 January 2018
Whip, Progress Party, 3 October 2017–31 August 2018
Second vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 30 January 2018–31 August 2018
First vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 29 January 2019–28 January 2020
Second vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 12 May 2021–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Second vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2021–30 September 2025

Government positions

State secretary, Ministry of Transport, 16 October 2013–5 June 2015
Government minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 31 August 2018–22 January 2019

Education and professional experience

Education

Basic course, commercial and clerical programme, retail 1990
Advanced courses 1 and 2, commercial and clerical programme, marketing 1991–1992

Professional

Shop assistant, Vi-To food centre 1987–1993
Assistant store manager, ICA Haugtun AS 1994–1996
Store manager, Spar Vestskogen 1997–1998

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Bamble Municipal Council 1991–1995, 1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2003–2007, 2007–2011, 2015–2019, 2019–2023

County political service

Substitute member, Telemark County Executive Committee 1999–2003, 2003–2007

Public appointments

Chair, Bamble Appeals Committee 1995–2003, since 2007
Chair, Bamble Health and Care Services Committee, 1995–2003
Board member, Skiensfjorden municipal power company 1999–2000
Chair, Telemark Administrative Committee 1999–2003
Member, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities Central Executive Committee 2000–2005
Chair, Telemark Infrastructure Committee 2003–2005
General meeting member, The Savings Bank Foundation DNB NOR since 2004
Chair, Bamble Municipality Scrutiny Committee 2015–2023

Elected party positions

Various positions, Telemark Progress Party Youth 1989–1995, chair 1996
Various positions, Bamble Progress Party 1990–1996
Member, Progress Party Youth Central Board 1996–1999
Organisational secretary, Progress Party 1998–1999, municipal policy adviser 2001–2002
Chair, Progress Party Youth 1999–2002
Member, Progress Party Central Board 1999–2002, since 2010
Political adviser, Progress Party Parliamentary Party Group 2001
District secretary, Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold Progress Party 2002–2005

Elected positions in organisations

Member, Parliamentary Services User Panel 2011–2013

Other administrative appointments

Board member, H&H Eiendom AS since 2004