He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Lister og Mandal amt in 1900, and was re-elected on four consecutive occasions.

When the second cabinet Knudsen assumed office on 31 January 1913, Bryggesaa was appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs.

[1] Born in Eiken, he was a member of Hægebostad municipal council and served as mayor for some time.

In addition he served on various public committees, both locally and nationally.

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