Career
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament. He was originally active in the Labour Party, founding the local party chapter in 1925, but founded the local Communist Party chapter in 1945. He was also active in trade unions and the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union.
He worked as a laborer, log driver and farmer.