2013-

State secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

2011-2012

State secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

1995-2007

Member, Oppland County Council, and here:

Chair, Culture and Industry Committee

Deputy Chair, Administration Committee and HAMU (Humanist Action for Human Rights)

Deputy Chair of the Board, Innovation Norway, Oppland county

2001-2006

Leader, Oppland county Centre Party

Member, Agricultural Policy Committee

Member, Cultural Policy Committee

2003

Leader of the evaluation work after municipal and county elections

1997,2005

Member, programme committee for the Parliamentary Programme

2009

Member of the Group Board, food cooperative NORTURA

2008-2011

Board member, electricity supplier Eidsiva Marked

2008-2010

Member of the strategic council for tourism development,

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

2008

Member of the expert committee, Norwegian Agency for Quality

Assurance in Education (NOKUT)

2007-2009

Board member, Kløverhagen district psychiatric centre

2006-2007

Board member, energy investment company Mjøsenergi Invest AS

2007-2010

Board member, Innovation Norway

2007-2010

Chair of the appeal board, Innovation Norway's funds for agriculture

2004-2009

Chair and member of the steering committee for "Opplevelsesbransjen i

vekst i Innlandet"

2002-2011

Board member/deputy, Lillehammer University College

2002-2006

Board member of the Norwegian Society for Development

(Supervisory Council from 1989-2002)

2000-2002

Board member, activity organiser Base Camp Norge AS

2003-2005

Board member, local food cooperative Gudbrandsdalsmat AS

1999-2001

Council member, cultural festival Kristindagene in Sel municipality

1995-2001

Member of the control committee, savings bank Fron Sparebank

1988-1991

Member of the Government-appointed committee for evaluation of the

future Agricultural Policy (Alstadheimutvalget)

1986-1988

Leader, Norwegian Rural Youth (first female leader)

Board member, Executive Board of the Norwegian Farmers' Union

1983-1984

Board member, Norwegian Rural Youth

1978-1983

Various board appointments, Hedemark Rural Youth

1996

Corporate Law studies - Norwegian School of Management - BI

1983-1985

Business Administration (emphasis on tax law),

Telemark University College

1981-1982

Agronomy, Jønsberg Agricultural School

1981

Brummundal Upper Secondary School

2001-

Managing Director, theatre and music festival Peer Gynt AS

1985-2001

Licensed accountant, Sør-Fron accounting office

1990-

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