Biography

Date of birth: 8 August 1963 in Oslo
Son of trader Harald Tybring-Gjedde (1930–) and housewife Irene Mathilde Falch (1930–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 14 for Oslo, 2005–2009, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 8 for Oslo, 2009–2013, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 13 for Oslo, 2013–2017, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 14 for Oslo, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 12 for Oslo, 2021–2025, Progress Party

Storting committees

2005–2009

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 19 October 2005–30 September 2009
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 16 June 2009–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 20 October 2009–30 September 2013
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 20 June 2013–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 14 June 2017–30 September 2017
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 10 June 2015–30 September 2017
Second vice chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 10 June 2015–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 17 October 2013–10 June 2015
Substitute member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 17 October 2013–10 June 2015

2017–2021

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
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Second vice chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Personal substitute member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 17 June 2021–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2005–2009

Personal substitute member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 10 November 2005–30 September 2009
Personal substitute member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union, 10 November 2005–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Member, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union, 22 October 2009–10 November 2009
Vice chair, Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union, 10 November 2009–30 June 2011
Substitute member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 18 November 2011–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 10 February 2017–30 September 2017
Chair, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 23 October 2015–10 February 2017
Member, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 18 June 2015–23 October 2015
Second vice chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 21 October 2015–30 September 2017
Member, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 12 November 2013–30 September 2017
Member, European Consultative Committee, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 12 November 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 October 2017–18 October 2017
Second vice chair, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 18 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, 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
Member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 24 October 2017–7 November 2017
Chair, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 7 November 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 28 October 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of group steering committees

2013–2017

Second substitute member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 17 October 2013–30 September 2015
First substitute member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 30 September 2015–30 September 2017

Education and professional experience

Education

Jong Primary School1970–1976
Kristelig Gymnasium 1976–1982
Bachelor’s degree, political science, Loyola University, Chicago, USA 1984–1988
Master’s degree, international studies, University of Denver, USA 1988–1990
NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy 1996–1997

Professional

Employee, Ministry of Defence 1993–2005 (including three years on Norway’s delegation to NATO in Brussels)

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Oslo City Council 2003–2005

Public appointments

Substitute member, Vinderen City Ward Council 1995–1997

Elected party positions

Political vice chair, Oslo Progress Party 2001–2003, chair 2010–2014