Political posts

2005-2007

Minister of the Environment, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government

1996-1998

Member of the Socialist Left Party’s National Executive Committee

1993-1997

Leader and Deputy Leader of Buskerud Socialist Left Party

Work experience

1999-2005

Secretary General, Church City Mission

1991-1999

Lecturer, Lovisenberg College of Nursing

1987-1991

Priest, Tangen Church, Drammen

1985-1987

Curate, Tromsø Cathedral

1982-1985

District Secretary, Norwegian YWCA/YMCA for Troms district

Education

1980

Degree in theology and ministry, Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology

1981

Ordained as priest in the Church of Norway

Other appointments

2004-2005

Deputy Board Member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo

2004-2005

Member of  the National Council on health care prioritisation

2004-2005

Deputy Chairman of the Board for Sykehusapotekene AS

2004-2005

Member of the Scrutiny Committee for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) business activities

2003-2005

Member of the Central Committee of the Conference of European Churches

2003-2005

Member of the Government’s expert committee on alcohol issues

2003-2004

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Helse Sør (health care administration for Southern Norway)

2002-2004

Deputy Member of the  for the Supervisory Committee for Judges

2002-2003

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sykehuset Buskerud HF (Buskerud Hospital Trust)

2000-2003

Member of the Board of Buskerud University College

1999-2004

Member of the Board of the Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination

1996-1999

Member of the Board of the Church Resource Centre for Battered Women

1994

Deputy leader of the No to the EU movement

1991-2001

Member of the Norwegian Press Council