Career
He was Appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1909, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1909-1910. Hougen was also a representative for the city of Kristiansand in the Norwegian Parliament in the period 1908-1927. He was central to the development of broadcasting in Norway, and in 1932 published the 2-volume work Oslo kringkastingsselskaps historie ("The Development of Oslo Broadcasting Corporation").