Martine Aurdal is an accomplished political commentator and journalist with extensive experience in various editorial roles across multiple reputable publications. Currently serving at Dagbladet since June 2008 as a political and foreign editor, op-ed editor, and political commentator, Martine Aurdal has also held roles as a political journalist, author, public speaker, and debate leader since 1998. Previous positions include editor in chief and CEO at Ny Tid, political editor at Fett, and journalist roles at Aftenposten, NRK Dagsnytt, Klassekampen, Ullern avis/Akersposten, and Mutek Magazine. Educational qualifications encompass a cand. mag. degree from the University of Oslo, alongside studies at Forsvarets høgskole, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Fagerlia. Notably, Martine Aurdal was a TV host for the talk show Studio 5 at FEM from February 2008 to December 2009.