Date of birth: 9 February 1954

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 11 for Oslo, 2009–2013, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 7 for Oslo, 2013–2017, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 9 for Oslo, 2017–2021, Conservative Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oslo, 2021–2025, Conservative Party

Substitute periods

Permanent attendance as substitute member of parliament for Ine Eriksen Søreide, 1 October 2021–14 October 2021

Storting committees

2009–2013

Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 20 October 2009–30 September 2013
Member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 20 June 2013–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 2013–30 September 2017
Substitute member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 14 June 2017–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Credentials Committee, 2 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
First vice chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 17 June 2021–30 September 2021

Parliamentary delegations

2009–2013

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 22 October 2009–30 September 2013
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 2011 –

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 24 October 2013–31 December 2013
Chair, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 1 January 2014–31 December 2015
Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 1 January 2016–12 January 2016
Vice chair, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 13 January 2016–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 17 October 2017–19 October 2017
First vice chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Chair, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 19 October 2017–31 December 2019
Vice chair, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 24 October 2017–30 September 2021
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2019–30 September 2020
Vice chair, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 1 January 2020–30 September 2021

Education and professional experience

Education

Cand. jur. Law degree

Professional

Sifo, Sweden 1991–2001
Director, BI Norwegian Business School 1995–1999
Lawyer 2001–2009

Appointments

Municipal political service

Chair, Oslo City Council 1989–1991

Public appointments

Member, Data Protection Commission 2007–2008

Elected party positions

Chair, Oslo Conservative Party since 2006