Date of birth: 4 July 1979 in Oslo
Daughter of physiotherapist Dag Lars Westgaard (1955–) and administrative employee Liss Clausen (1959–)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 4 for Buskerud, 2005–2009, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Vestfold, 2017–2021, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 5 for Vestfold, 2021–2025, Conservative Party

Storting committees

2017–2021

Substitute member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2017–2021

Substitute member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 24 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 28 October 2021–30 September 2022

Education and professional experience

Education

Åskollen School 1986–1992
Strømsø School 1992–1995
Drammen Gymnasium 1995–1999
Hawera High School, New Zealand 1997–1998
Network Administration, It-Akademiet (IT college) 1999–2000
Political science, University of Oslo 2003–2007
Basic courses, public law, University of Oslo 2004–2005
English and Spanish, University of Oslo 2005
British politics, University of Oxford 2008
Business communication, BI Norwegian Business School 2009

Professional

Part-time staff, Elkjøp 1998–2000
Administrative employee, Adda Byggkjemi 2000–2001
Travel guide, Ving Spain 2001–2002
Part-time staff, Narvesen 2002–2003
Part-time staff, goldsmith 2002–2005
Teacher, STS Language Schools, USA, Australia and Japan 2002–2015 (summer job)
Assistant, after-school programme, Nedre Eiker Municipality 2003
Photography specialist (part-time), Ur og Foto 2005–2006
Board member, student parliament, University of Oslo 2006–2007
Communications adviser, Kommunalbanken AS 2007–2010
Political adviser, Conservative Party Parliamentary Party Group 2010–2014
Finance director, ZERO 2014–2017

Appointments

Municipal political service

Substitute member, Drammen City Council 1999–2003, member 2003–2007, 2007–2011
Member, Drammen Municipal Executive Board 2007–2011
Member, Larvik Municipal Executive Board 2011–2015
Member, Larvik Municipal Council 2011–2015

County political service

Member, Buskerud County Council 2007–2011
Member, Buskerud County Executive Committee 2007–2011
Member, Vestfold County Council 2011–2015, 2015–2019
Member, Vestfold County Executive Committee 2015–2017

Public appointments

Board member, University of Oslo 2006–2007
Board member, Buskerud Hospital 2008–2009

Elected party positions

Various appointments, Drammen and Buskerud Young Conservatives 2001–2005
Various appointments, Drammen Conservative Party 2001–2010
Various appointments, Buskerud Conservative Party 2002–2010
Member, Conservative Party Municipal Committee 2008–2014
Various appointments, Larvik Conservative Party 2010–2018
Chair, Vestfold Conservative Party 2015–2017, vice chair since 2018

Elected positions in organisations

Chair, Drammen European Youth 2001–2003
Chair, Moderat Gruppe (student politics centre-right coalition), University of Oslo 2005–2007