Political posts:

2002 – 2005

Auditor General

1989 – 1993

Member of Parliament, member of the Parliamentary committee for ecclesiastical and educational matters

1993 – 95 and 1983 - 87

National council, Socialist Left Party (SV)

1988 – 1990

Chairman of Main committee for ecclesiastical, cultural and leisure time activities in the municipality of Moss

1981 – 1987

Chairman Østfold SV

1979 – 1981

Chairman Moss SV

Professional experience:
Mostly in the fields of personnel and organisational development, readjustment and change

2005 

Director of personnel and organisation in the Directorate of Immigration

2004 – 2005

Training Coordinator, Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives

2003 – 2004

Beijing, sabbatical

2002

Project Director, The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, KS

1996 - 2002

Director of the Norwegian State Railway Academy

1994 - 1996

1982 – 1989

Senior adviser, Norwegian State Railway 

1973 – 1981

Teacher in Northern Norway, Oslo and Moss

Education:

1972

Eik Teachers College, later university diplomas, coach training, board member training at Norwegian School of Management, BI

Other relevant commissions:

2000 – 2002

Member of bank board of directors, Sparebank 1

1997 – 2003

Board member of the Nordic art festival Momentum

1985 – 1989

Publicly appointed higher court juror