Date of birth: 26 June 1960 in Jevnaker, Oppland

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 6 for Oppland, 1993–1997, Labour Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 7 for Oppland, 1997–2001, Labour Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 4 for Oppland, 2001–2005, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 2 for Oppland, 2009–2013, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oppland, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oppland, 2017–2021, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Oppland, 2021–2025, Labour Party

Substitute periods

Government minister 20 October 2009–30 September 2013, Stine Renate Håheim served as substitute member of parliament
Government minister 1 October 2013–16 October 2013, Kjersti Stenseng served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2009–2013

Substitute member, Election Committee, 8 October 2009–20 October 2009
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 20 October 2009–20 October 2009

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, 22 October 2013–17 June 2015
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 17 June 2015–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 17 October 2017–19 January 2018
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 19 January 2018–1 February 2018
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 1 February 2018–4 October 2019
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 4 October 2019–8 October 2019
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 8 October 2019–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 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

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 12 November 2013–30 September 2017
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2016–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 24 October 2019–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of group steering committees

2009–2013

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 8 October 2009–20 October 2009

2017–2021

Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 4 October 2018–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Chair, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 13 October 2021–30 September 2025

Government positions

State secretary, Ministry of Health and Care Services, 21 October 2005–20 October 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, 20 October 2009–31 December 2009
Acting government minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, 20 October 2009–20 December 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs, 1 January 2010–16 October 2013
Acting government minister, Ministry of Labour, 19 November 2010–3 January 2011

Education and professional experience

Education

Gran Lower Secondary School 1973–1976
Hadeland Gymnasium 1976–1979
Wang Education Centre, business course (post-secondary) 1979–1980
BI Norwegian Business School, business economics 1983–1985
Volda University College, administrative law 2002
Lillehammer University College, communications consulting 2003–2004

Professional

Administration and finance manager, Hertz car rental 1979–1985
Head of department, Aas data 1985–1992

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Gran Municipal Council 1979–1983, 1983–1987, Mayor 1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2003–2005
Member, Gran Municipal Executive Board 1987–1991, 1991–1995

Public appointments

Member, Gran Local Education Authority, 1983–1987
Board member, Hadeland Energiverk (power plant) 1996–1999, chair 1999–2005
Board member, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, Oppland 1996–2000
Board member, Vestoppland Folk High School 1997–2001
Substitute member, Norges Bank Supervisory Council 1998–2000, member 2000–2002
Board member, Gjøvik University College 1998–2002

Elected party positions

Board member, Oppland Labour Party Women’s Movement 1989–1991
Member, Labour Party Central Executive Committee 1992–1997
Member, Labour Party international committee 1992–1993
Women’s Policy Secretary, Labour Party Women’s Movement 1992–1995, vice chair 1995–1997
Member, Labour Party Municipal Policy Committee 1993–1994
Member, Labour Party Committee for Elderly Persons 2005–2009
Member, Socialist International Local Democracy Working Group since 2006

Elected positions in organisations

Vice chair, Vestre Gran Sports Club 1983–1985
Chair, Gran Handball Club 1987–1988

Other administrative appointments

Board member, Energibedriftenes landsforbund (national federation of energy companies) 2004–2005

Publications

Det Lykkelig valg, 1994