She was a political adviser in the Ministry of Labour and Administration from 1991 to 1992. She worked in the Norwegian Refugee Council from 1992 to 1994 and 2004 to 2005. She was an adviser and head of department in the Ministry of Justice from 1995 to 2000, then in various companies until 2004. She lived in the United States from 2002 to 2005.[1]