Background
He was born in Oslo, is a candidate.philol.
editor historian journalist politician
He was born in Oslo, is a candidate.philol.
University of Oslo.
By education and formerly worked as a journalist. From 1981 to 1985 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration. He was elected to Oslo city council in 1991, and was a city commissioner between 1997 and 2000.
From 2000 to 2009 he was the governing mayor of Oslo.
As such he headed the executive branch of the city government in the capital city of Norway. He was a deputy leader of the Conservative Party from 2008 to 2010.
In 2010 he was announced as the new county governor of Vestfold, succeeding Mona Røkke.
