He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1977, and was re-elected on three occasions.
He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.
During his second term as a deputy, he filled in for Sonja Aase Ludvigsen meanwhile she was appointed to the Cabinet, and then replaced her permanently when she died in July 1974.
In 1999, he was expelled from the Labor Party after he supported a rival candidate for Skedsmo mayor.
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