 Born in Lørenskog, from 1995 Søreide studied law at the University of Tromsø, while at university she joined the Conservative Party and got involved in local politics.In 2000 she became a member of the Conservative Party Central Executive Committee and Chairman of the Norwegian Young Conservatives.Eriksen Søreide started work as a producer at Metropol TV, she was also elected a Deputy Member of the Storting for Oslo.