Education
He finished his secondary education in 1972, and graduated from police academy in 1977.
He finished his secondary education in 1972, and graduated from police academy in 1977.
From 1974 to 1995 he worked as a police officer, since 1977 in Fredrikstad. From 2005 to 2012 he was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police as a part of Stoltenberg"s Second Cabinet.
He became involved in the trade unions, and was a supervisory council member of Norsk Politiforbund from 1992 to 1996. He was a member of Fredrikstad municipal council from 1991 to 2005. He chaired Borg Portuguese Authority from 1993 to 1996 and 1999 to 2003, was a board member of Viken Havneselskap from 2003 to 2005 and chaired Norwegian Ports Association from 2004 to 2005.