politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions as well as in the 1962 revote. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative in the period 1950–1953. He gradually became mayor of Vennesla municipality during the terms 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1955, and his last term came as a regular member in 1955–1959.
His first position in local politics was as a member of Øvrebø municipality council in 1924–1925.