From 1925 to 1940 he was business manager for the newspaper company Harstad Tidende, and served as Mayor of Harstad from 1932 to 1934 and from 1938 to 1940. From 1951 to 1952 he headed the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. He served as head of Denmark Vestlandet from 1953, with the rank of Major General, and head of Denmark Trøndelag from 1955 to 1960.