Postgraduate work in social economics

1986

Cand.mag. degree (sociology, comparative politics, statistics, social economics), University of Bergen

1979

Upper secondary school leaving certificate

1983-1985

Secretary, Operation Day’s Work

First deputy chair, Foreign Affairs Committee and first deputy chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee

1997-2001

Secretary, Standing Committee on Local Government

1993-1997

Member, Finance Committee

1990-1993

Member, Consumer Affairs and Government Administration Committee

1989-1990

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament

2005-

Deputy member, Delegation to the Nordic Council

1996-1997

Deputy member, EEA Consultative Committee

1995-1997

Deputy member of the Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

1993-1994

Deputy member of the parliamentary delegation to the CSCE

Chairman, Conservative party group

1993-1997

Member, Conservative party group steering committee

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

Member, Defence Commission of 1990

1987-1989

Member of education commission, city of Bergen

1986-1988

Member of academic senate, University of Bergen

1979-1983

Member of school board, city of Bergen

1979-1980

Member, national council for upper secondary education

National chairman, Conservative Party of Norway

2002-1995

First deputy chair, Conservative Party

1995-1997

Member of the European Movement in Norway’s executive committee

1994-1998

Member of the Conservative Party national executive committee

1994-1998

Conservative Party leader on women’s issues

1993-1994

Chair, national association of Conservative women