Career
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1950–1953 and 1954–1957. He was the Minister of Fisheries from 1955 to 1963 during the third cabinet Gerhardsen.
During this period he was replaced in the Norwegian Parliament by Jenny Lund.
His political career ended with the position of County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag, which he held from 1963 to 1974.