Director General of the National Insurance Administration

1994-1996

Municipal executive, Oppegård municipality

1990-1993

Director of the Norwegian Association of Local Authorities

1988-1989

Chief of Staff, Norwegian Association of Local Authorities

1986-1988

Special consultant to the Norwegian Association of Local Authorities

1984

Cand.polit. degree

Member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs and  the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee

Member of the Delegation to the Nordic Council

2005-

Alternate member of the Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament

Member of the Christian Democratic parliamentary group’s steering committee

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

2001-2004

Minister of Health

1997-2000

Minister of Health

1989-1990

State Secretary, Ministry of Finance

Member of the Akershus County Council

Member of the board of the Crown Prince and Princess’s Humanitarian Aid Fund

1996-1997

Head of committee for reporting on the funding of private schools

1995

Member of Finance Ministry working group for reporting on municipal tax

1994-1996

Member of the Follorådet (an intermunicipal council)

1994-1997

Member of Statoil corporate assembly

1992-1993

Board member, Norwegian Institute for Hospital Research

1991-1992

Member of working group to study the reorganisation of tax administration

1991-1997

Member of central bank executive board

1989-1990

Member of a number of state secretary committees

1987-1991

Chairman of Akershus County cultural affairs commission

1986

Member of two state secretary committees

1984-1986

Member of Government committee for planning long-term programme

1983-1987

Member of Akershus County transport and communication commission

1983-1985

Member of working committee for the UN International Youth Year

1982-1984

Member of Foreign Ministry’s advisory committee on the allocation of funds to Norwegian youth organisations’ international work

Chairman of Christian Democratic Party

1992-1993

Chairman of CD’s industry and economics committee

1986-1989

Member of CD’s tax and social security committee

1986-1991

Chairman of CD’s programme committee

1979-1997

Member of CD’s central executive committee

1979-1982

Member of CD’s executive committee

1979-1982

Member of CD’s national executive committee

1978-1979

First deputy chairman of CD’s national executive committee

Chairman of board at Modum Bad psychiatric hospital

1995-1997

Head of leadership council for Norway’s Oasis movement

1993-1997

Member of leadership council for Norway’s Oasis movement

1993-1995

Member of executive board of Mission Covenant Church of Norway 

1992-1993

Member of college board at Lovisenberg College of Nursing