politician member of the Parliament of Norway
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion. Fjærtoft held various positions in Ålesund city council from 1947 to 1955, serving as mayor in 1950–1951. Outside politics he worked as a jurist, most notably as stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) in from 1946 to 1969, having graduated as candidate.jur. in 1924.
He was also involved in the local fish trade.