politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative in the period 1954–1957. He chaired the municipal party chapter in three non-consecutive periods.
Outside politics he spent most of his career as a radio and television set salesman.
On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of Haugesund municipal council from 1947 to 1958.
