1997:

Master of Management, Norwegian School of Management

1992:

Bachelor of Business Administration, Norwegian School of Management

1972:

Degree in business, Norwegian School of Management

1982-1996:

Sunnhordland Kraftlag AS, positions as head of personnel, head of information services, head of administration and office manager

1979-1982:

Secretary, economic affairs, office of the Chief Municipal Executive of Stord

1977-1978:

Head of department, Fitjar national insurance office

1973-1976:

Head of department, Stord social welfare office

1968-1972:

Bank assistant, accountant

2001- :

Second Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

2001- :

Member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee

1997-2001:

Member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

1987-1995:

Member of the Hordaland County Executive Board

1986-1987, 1979-1981:

Chairman of the Fitjar Municipal Council

1982-1985:

Deputy chairman of the Fitjar Municipal Council

1975-1979:

Member of the Fitjar Municipal Council

1995- :

Member of the Christian Democratic Party Central Executive Committee

1994-1998:

Chairman of the Hordaland Christian Democratic Party

1975-1980:

Chairman of the Fitjar Christian Democratic Party

1995- :

Chairman of the board of the Western Norwegian Home Mission Federation