Date of birth: 5 August 1968

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oslo, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Permanent attendance as substitute member of parliament for Jonas Gahr Støre, 14 October 2021–30 September 2025

Storting committees

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Substitute member, Election Committee, 26 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 30 June 2023–27 July 2023
Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 27 July 2023–30 September 2025

Membership of group steering committees

2021–2025

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 30 June 2023–30 September 2025

Government positions

Political Advisor, Ministry of Finance, 6 June 1997 – 17 October 1997

Education and professional experience

Education

Ulsrud Upper Secondary School, General Studies 1985–1987
Basic Studies in Social Economics, Political Science and History, University of Oslo 1997–1998

Professional

Youth Secretary, AUF in Oslo 1987–1989
Conscripted Journalist in the Ministry of Defence's Press and Information Department 1989–1990
City Council Secretary, Oslo Municipality 1993–1997 (City Council Department for Finance and Planning and City Council Department for Children and Education)
VG – Desk and Sports / Temporary and Part-time 1998–2000
Group Secretary, Oslo Labour Party's City Council Group 1999
Information Advisor, JKL (Woldsdal & Partners) 2000–2007
Communications Manager, Ministry of Government Administration and Reform 2007–2014
Assistant Communications Manager, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation 2014–2015

Appointments

Municipal political service

Deputy Member, Oslo City Council 1999–2003
Member, Oslo City Council 2015-2019, 2019–2021 (Group Leader, Labour Party, Chair of the Finance Committee)

Other political appointments

Chair, Bøler District Committee 1992–1993
Member, Bøler District Committee 1995–1999
Chair, Control Committee, Oslo Municipality 1999–2015

Elected party positions

Chair, Oslo Labour Party since 2016

Other administrative appointments

Deputy Chair, Oslo Sports Federation since 2022