Career
He started his career in journalism. He was editor-in-chief of Brønnøysunds Avis, then became a journalist in Namdalsavisa in 1961. He was promoted to chief editor in 1970.
In 1975 he was elected mayor of Namsos municipality, and resigned as newspaper editors
He had first been elected to the municipal council in 1952. He served as mayor for four terms, to 1991.
He was instrumental in the relocation of the Statskog agency from Oslo to Namsos. In his younger days he was a football player for Namsos Illinois.