Career
He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1977–1981 and 1981–1985. On the local level he was mayor of Sandnes municipality in the periods 1974–1975, 1978–1979 and 1979–1981 and deputy mayor in the periods 1971–1973, 1975–1977 and 1982–1983. His professional career was spent in the military, in Norway and in United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan.