Senior adviser, Asplan Viak AS, Asplan Analyse (roadbuilding company)

1989-1995

Researcher/research assisant, institute for social research (INAS)

1989

Graduate degree in political science, University of Oslo

1984-1989

Executive officer/higher executive officer, Ministry of Social Affairs

1983-1984

Research assistant for  the fund for marketing and distribution research

1982-1983

Scientific assistant, University of Oslo

1979-1982

Postgraduate studies, University of Oslo

1974-1979

Cand.mag. degree, University of Oslo

Second deputy chairman, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs

Alternative member of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Mayor, city of Drammen

1991-1995

Deputy-mayor, city of Drammen

1987-1991,
1983-1987

Member, Drammen municipal executive board

1979-1983

Alternate member, Drammen municpal executive board

Member and chairman of a long list of committees, boards, councils and commissions at the local, county, regional and national level

Member of Labour Party’s municipal policy committee

2003-

Chairman, Labour Party’s programme committee

1984-1995

Executive committee member, Drammen Labour Party

1982-1984

Deputy executive committee chairman, Drammen Labour Party

1982-1983

Executive committee chairman, Drammen Labour Youth

1980-1982

Executive committee member, Drammen Labour Party

1978-1979

Alternate executive committee member, Drammen Labour Party

1976-1982

Executive committee member, Drammen Labour Youth

Executive committee member, Buskerud County Labour Youth

Board member, Strømsgodset AS

2004-

Alternate executive committee member, Buskerud athletic district

2003-

Executive committee member, Strømsgodset Toppfotball (elite soccer club)

1991-1999

Board member, Fremtiden AS

1987-1988

Alternatie supervisory board member, Realkreditt

1987-1988

Member of supervisory board, AS Finans