Political Career
From 1992 to 2002 he worked as an attorney-at-law, participating in several high profile cases, including at the supreme court. He was namely a defense attorney. On the local level he was a member of Elverum municipal council for the Labour party from 1991 to 1999.
He was first elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2001, and has been re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. In October 2005 he was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police in the second cabinet Stoltenberg. His seat in parliament was taken by Thomas Breen between 2005 and 2009, and by Thor Lillehovde between 2009 and 2011.
After his resignation as minister, Storberget signaled his intention to run for reelection as member of parliament for his native Hedmark county. It had been suggested that his chance for party nomination is in jeopardy due to his support for the controversial Temporary and Agency Workers Directive. The directive is vehemently opposed by the labor unions which have significant influence over the nomination of Labour party candidates. On December 1, 2012 he was however renominated with acclamation and got the top spot on Hedmark Labour Partys´s ballot for the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2013.
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