Career
He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the terms 1954–1957, 1958–1961 and 1961–1965. He served as mayor of Salangen from 1964 to 1984. He spent most of his career there, as vicar for twenty-five years starting in 1957.
In 2012 he celebrated his 101st birthday and, at the time of his death, resided in Nøtterøy.