1999-2005

Chair of the Socialist Left Party Group in Kristiansand City Council

1999-2005

Member of the Municipal Executive Board, Kristiansand

2003-2005

Member of the Kristiansand City Council Committee on Municipal Affairs

2003-2005

Chair of the Kristiansand City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, member 1995-1999

2002-2003

Project Secretary, Socialist Left Party

1999-2003

Member of Vest Agder County Council, Deputy Member 1995-1999

1999-2003

Member of the Principal Standing Committee for Culture and Education, Vest Agder, Deputy Member 1995-1999

1999-2003

Member of the Executive Committee, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, Vest Agder

1996

Member of the Socialist Left Cultural Policy Committee

1994-1998

Agder Socialist Youth League, Member of the National Executive Committee until 2000

1999-2002

Ticket Secretary, Color Line

1998

Senior Union Representative for the civilian and military national service

1997

Civilian national service, Agder Teater

1994

1996 Vågsbygd Upper Secondary School, general subjects

1993

1994 Risør Upper Secondary School, foundation course, general subjects