Biography

Date of birth: 17 December 1972

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 4 for Sogn og Fjordane, 2021–2025, Liberal Party

Storting committees

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2021–2025

Substitute member, Delegation for Arctic Parliamentary Cooperation, 28 October 2021–30 September 2025

Government positions

Political adviser, Ministry of Trade and Industry, 1999–2000
Political adviser, Ministry of Transport and Communications, 2001–2004

Education and work experience

Education

Eid Upper Secondary School, general studies 1988–1991
University of Bergen, cand.mag. science and social studies 1991–1995
University of Bergen, cand.scient. biology (invertebrate systematics) 1996–1997

Occupation

The Norwegian Navy, instructor at the Haakonsvern Disaster School 1998 (Enlisted service in the Navy) Political adviser in the Liberal Party’s parliamentary group 2000–2001
Senior adviser at Burson-Marsteller 2004–2007
Managing director of Måløy Vekst AS 2007–2011

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Eid Municipal Council 1991–1995
Mayor, Eid Municipal Council 2011–2015, 2015–2019, 2019–2021

County political service

Member, Sogn of Fjordane County Council 1991–1995
Member, Sogn of Fjordane County Council 2011–2015
Member, Sogn of Fjordane County Council 2015–2019
Member, Sogn of Fjordane County Council 2019–2023

Elected party positions

Member, Liberal Party Central Board 2010–2014
Directly elected, Liberal Party National Board 2014–2022