[1] In 2016, during his time as mayor, Gram was among ten participants at a cabin in Sweden when a text message saying "We want your pussy" was sent to former party leader Liv Signe Navarsete.

[7] Following questions from members of the Storting regarding Telenor continuing construction of the 5G network with Huawei equipment in Bergen, Gram answered with a written statement that seemed similar to former Minister of Districts and Digitalisation Linda Hofstad Helleland's response about the same case a few weeks earlier.

Gram didn't answer the question directly, but stated that the government would get back to the Storting with a proposal of which tasks should be transferred.

[14] In March, Gram sent a proposal for an amendment to the Inheritance Act to the Storting that would ensure that family members of the recently deceased would be able to file paperwork digitally and make said process shorter and "less bureaucratic".

The Ministry plans to follow up on these changes recommended by a commission set down, to propose an amendment to the electoral law to be put forward in early 2023.

[16] After Odd Roger Enoksen resigned in the wake of revelations of multiple inappropriate sexual relations with younger women, Gram was appointed his successor on 12 April 2022.

He stated: "The missile will be phased out by the Norwegian Armed Forces, but it is still a modern and effective weapon that will be of great benefit to Ukraine.

[19] On 23 May, Dagbladet revealed that Gram had received double salary when he concurrently was mayor of Steinkjer and a deputy member of Parliament in 2018 and 2019.

He noted that the countries would bring new defence capabilities and that the Nordics weren't a threat against anyone and blamed Vladimir Putin's actions as the cause for their accession.

Gram emphasised the importance of following up veterans and their families, and how some soldiers have experience negative consequences due to their service.

He stated: "We know that recognition is important to limit the negative consequences, and it is a great responsibility that we as a society have to show those who have taken risks on our behalf that we appreciate the efforts.

[26] At a donor conference for Ukraine held in Copenhagen on 11 August, Gram pledged that Norway would be sending instructors to the United Kingdom to assist training Ukrainian soldiers.

S Ramstein Air Base in Germany for a summit with 50 of his international counterparts, Gram announced that Norway would be donating Hellfire missiles to Ukraine.

To NRK, Gram said that Norway isn't capable enough to defend itself against espionage, sabotage, terrorism planning and cyber operations.

[30] A day after the Auditor General of Norway Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen presented a report into the Norwegian Army's information system, Gram released a statement in response, stating: "The findings of the National Audit Office are very serious.

[32] On 2 November, Gram expressed that Swedish and Finnish NATO membership would change Norway's role in the organisation, which would include new investment necessities.

[35] On 4 January 2023, Gram announced that Norway would be donating 10 000 modern long-range artillery shells from the country's own arsenal, to Ukraine.

Gram also announced that Norway, in cooperation with the United States, would donate NASAMS ground based air defence systems to Ukraine.

[45] Alongside prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Gram announced in July during a visit to Norwegian troops in Lithuania in the lead up to the NATO summit in Vilnius; that their stay would be extended by a year through 2024.

[46] At the NATO summit, he also signed a joint statement with Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Sweden and Romania, pledging training of the Ukrainian air force.

[48] In October, Gram signed a letter of intent regarding development of common solutions in air space of NATO countries.

The letter of intent would mean that Norway would participate in efforts to see how NATO allies could train over national borders and air space.

[49] In December, he visited London to present new details for a new Maritime Capability Coalition for Ukraine together with his British counterpart, Grant Shapps.

[50] In early February, Gram signed a deal with American ambassador Marc Nathanson which would ensure that the United States an expanded presence of the US Army in a further eight selected areas of Norway.

[54] Gram visited Japan in early September to sign a new agreement with his Japanese counterpart, Minoru Kihara, on defence industrial supplies between their two countries and to discuss the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, in addition to the relationship between China and Russia.

[55] Gram and finance minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum announced in late September that the government would be aiming to increase the state budget spent on the Norwegian Home Guard for 2025, allocating 277 million NOK for this purpose.

[56] Gram and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen visited Moldova in late October, where the former signed a letter of intent with his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi.

[57][58] He announced in December that conscripts to the army who had been rejected due to association to high security risk countries such as China, Iran and Russia, would now have their applications reconsidered.