Biography

Date of birth: 27 August 1963 in Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag
Daughter of military professional Kåre Leirtrø (1931–1997) and HR adviser Brit Vinje (1941–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 9 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2017–2021, Labour Party

Member of Parliament no. 7 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Storting committees

2017–2021

Substitute member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, 19 October 2021–20 October 2023
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 20 October 2023–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2013–2017

Substitute member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 24 October 2023–30 September 2025

Education and professional experience

Education

Ørland Lower Secondary School 1976–1979
Hovde Upper Secondary School, housework and weaving programme 1979–1980
Ørland Upper Secondary School, commercial and clerical programme 1980–1981
Frol Upper Secondary School, clerical and administrative programme 1981–1982
Fosen Upper Secondary School, languages and administrative programme 1991–1992
Trondheim Business School, marketing and economics 1993–1995
Næringsakademiet (business college), IT studies 1996–1997
Nesna University College, information technology 1999–2001
Sør-Trøndelag University College, information technology 2010–2012

Professional

Clerical assistant, Trondheim og Omegn Boligbyggelag (house-building cooperative) 1982–1983
Administrative employee, Norwegian Armed Forces, Ørland Main Air Station 1984–1985
Administrative employee, Ørland Municipality 1985–1994
Ørland Municipality, ICT manager 1994–2013
Ørland and Bjugn municipalities, head of IT 2003–2013

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Ørland Municipal Council 1995–1999

County political service

Member, Sør-Trøndelag County Council 2003–2017
Member, Sør-Trøndelag County Executive Committee 2013–2017

Elected party positions

Board member, Sør-Trøndelag Labour Party 1998–2001
Chair, Ørland Labour Party 2008–2016

Other administrative appointments

Chair, Coastal Museum of South-Trøndelag, Hitra 2006–2019