Education
She graduated as candidate.philol.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
She graduated as candidate.philol.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 2005. in 1982, and spent large parts of her career as a "freelance musician, composer and artist". She was instrumental in the 2014 Olympic bid for Tromsø, which ultimately failed. 1984: Spellemannprisen in the category Folk music
She was a member of the board of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 1992-1998, Arts Council Norway 2001-2004 and Nesna University College 2001-2005.