Career
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1961, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously been a deputy representative from 1958–1961. Rein was born in Stadsbygd and deputy mayor of Stadsbygd municipality during the term 1947–1951, and mayor in the periods 1955–1959 and 1959–1962.