politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions. He was also active in the Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea and the Norwegian Agrarian Association.
Engan was a member of the executive committee of Saltdal municipal council from 1951 to 1979. He chaired the regional party chapter from 1951 to 1954, and was a member of the national party board during this period as well as from 1958 to 1973.