Background
He was born in the Vartdal area of the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
judge politician State Secretary
He was born in the Vartdal area of the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
He was mayor of the municipality of Førde (in Sogn og Fjordane county) from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, when the Willoch"s First Cabinet assumed office, he was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture. He held this position until 1983.