Background
He was born in Vestre Toten, a son of farmers Petter Hansen Gaarder and Kari Alfstad.
He was born in Vestre Toten, a son of farmers Petter Hansen Gaarder and Kari Alfstad.
He graduated as candidate.jur.
In 1924, and later served as judge, secretary at the Ministry of Justice, and lecturer at the Norwegian School of Economics. He was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway from 1946. He died in 1980.