Store manager for Spar Vestskogen (local branch of grocery chain)

1994-1996

Assistant store manager at OCA Haugtun AS

1990-1992

Upper secondary school (general business)

1987-1993

Employee, Vi-To grocery store

Member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

Progress Party whip

Deputy member of the Telemark Councy executive board

1991-

Member of the Bamble municipal council

Member of General Assembly, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB NOR (savings bank foundation)

2003

Infrastructure committee chair, Telemark county

2000-

Member of national committee, Norwegian Association of Local Authorities

1999-2000

Board member, Skiensfjordens intermunicipal power company

1999-2003

Administration committee chair, Telemark County

1995-2003

Health and care committee chair, Bamble municipality

1995-2003

Appeals committee chair, Bamble municipality

District secretary, BTV Progress Party

2001

Political adviser to Progress Party parliamentary group

2001-2002

Municipal policy adviser to Progress Party

1999-2002

Central executive committee member, Progress Youth

1998-1999

Organisation secretary, Progress Party

1996-1999

Central executive committee member, Progress Youth

1996-

Chairman of Telemark County Progress Party

1990-1996

A number of posts in the Bamble local Progress Party

1989-1995

A number of posts in the Telemark County Progress Party