Trine Skei Grande has a background as a politician, representing the Liberal Party in Norwegian Parliament since 2001. She stepped down in 2020 after ten years as party chair and leader of the party parliamentary group, but maintained her seat in parliament until the 2021 election. She was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, the Committee on Education and Research, and has served as both Minister of Culture and Gender Equality and Minister of Education. She is currently an adviser with Footprint.