1972-73, State Secretary; since 1973, Member of Parliament; 1973-77, Member, Standing Committee on Church and Education; 1983-86, Minister of Church and Education; 1985-86, Deputy to Prime Minister Willoch; 1986-89, 1993-97, 2002-01. Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs; 1983-95, Leader, Christian Democratic Party; 1989-90, Minister of Foreign Affairs; 1990-93, Member, Standing Committee on Defence Affairs; 1997-2000, Prime Minister; 2001-2005, second term as Prime Minister; since 2005, Founder and current position, Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights. 2006, Special Humanitarian Envoy, Horn of Africa, UN. Goodwill Ambassador, WHO.