Education:

Bachelor in economics, Norwegian School of Management

Professional experience:

2005 -

1995 –

State Secretary, Ministry for Health and Care Services

Mayor, Gran Municipality

1992-1996

The Norwegian Labour Party, congress-elected secretary of women's issues

1985-1992

Head of Department, Aas data

1978-1985

Hertz car rental. 3 years functioning as Head of economy and administration

Political experience:

1999-

President of the Board, Hadeland Energy Company

1996-1999

Board member, Hadeland Energy Company

1996-

Board member, KS Oppland (The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities)

1996-

Board member, Gjøvik College

1997-

Deputy member, the Supervisory Council of Norges Bank (National Bank of Norway)

1983-1991

Municipality Council member, Gran municipality

1987-1991

Board member, Vestoppland College

1992-1998

Representing the Norwegian Labour Party at meetings in the Socialist International (SI) and the Party of European Socialists (PES)

1997-1999

Member of the SI working group on local democracy

Publications:

Co-editor of the book ”The happy choice”

Member of the Hatland Commission that elaborated the Green Paper NOU 1995:15 An apparatus for gender equality

Other:

1998

Member of the Norwegian delegation to the UN General Assembly

Several positions related to sports administration and party-affiliated activity