Political posts

2005-

State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government

1979-1994

Member of Stavanger Labour Party Executive Committee (Deputy Chair 1994-1995)

1975-1995

Member of Stavanger City Council

1979-1995

Stavanger Executive Board

1987-1991

Committees on finance and municipal affairs, Stavanger City

1979-1991

Member, Deputy Chair and Chair of committee for public parks and sports facilities, Stavanger City

1991-1995

Chair of municipal committee for culture, sports and church affairs

1991-1995

Chair of Kulturhus board (cinema/library)

1994-

Member of the Labour Party committee for the Growth-safety-work programme

Work experience

1995-

Secretary, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Rogaland county

1981-1995

Secretary, umbrella organisation of trade unions in the Stavanger area

1965-1981

Employee at A. Idsøe, Stavanger (meat processing)

Education

1965-1966

Catering training, Norwegian Defence (Bardufoss HQ company)

1965

Craft certificate in sausage-making

Other appointments

Senior employee representative at A. Idsøe for 15 years

Member of board, SR Bank, Stavanger region

Member of the steering group for Innovation Rogaland

2000-

Member and chair of the steering group for Value Creation 2010

2002

Member of project group for Rogfast

1995

Member of the board, inter-municipal port authority

1995-

Member of labour market council in Rogaland county

1995-

Chair of Bank and Insurance Committee in SR Bank (Rogaland Confederation of Trade Unions)

1995-2004

Chair of executive committee, Rogaland county Workers’ Educational Association in Norway

Lay judge, Stavanger city court (in labour cases) for 16 years

Member of executive committee, Confederation of Trade Unions for 14 years

1981-1993

Member of executive committee, Norwegian National Union of Food, Drink and Tobacco Workers

1977-1993

Member of national executive committee, Norwegian National Union of Food, Drink and Tobacco Workers

1974-1993

Trade union leader, Stavanger Kjøttindustriarbeiderforening (meat processors’ union)

Company boards

1976-1992

Member of board, Rogalands Avis (newspaper)

2004-2006

Member of board, Fredskorpset, Norway

2004-

Member of board, Rogaland Training and Education Centre

2000-2003

Member of board, University of Stavanger

1996-2004

Member of board, Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund

1993-2005

Member of board, Rogaland media centre

1993-2000

Member of board and deputy chair, Landsbanken (Vår Bank)

1993-2001

Deputy chair of board, Stavanger Næringsselskap

1981-2005

Member of Kino 1 board (cinema)

1979-1991

Member of board, Den Norske Creditbank, Stavanger branch