Parliamentary terms

2017–2021 Member of the Storting for Vest-Agder
2013–2017 Member of the Storting for Vest-Agder

Storting committees

2017–2021

Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs

Parliamentary delegations

2017-2021

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council

2014-2017

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council

Education and work experience

2012–2013 Director, Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget
2002–2012 Managing director/publisher, Høyskoleforlaget
2000–2002 General manager, Vest-Agder Red Cross
2000–2002 Master's degree in management, BI Norwegian Business School
1998–2000 Director of Information and Community Affairs, Interkraft AS 
1987–1997 Head of Information, Vest-Agder Energiverk
1987–1989 Studies in marketing communication, Institute of Marketing/Folkeuniversitetet Agder (Adult Education Association) (sat all examinations; diploma thesis not submitted)
1986 Information officer, Agder District College
1984–1986 Sixth form teacher, Vennesla Upper Secondary School and Vågsbygd Upper Secondary School
1984 Teaching certificate, Kristiansand Lærerhøgskole (teacher training college)
1976–1983 Cand. polit. (postgraduate degree), Nordic literature, history and social anthropology, University of Bergen/University of Oslo