He was the mayor of Sandtorg from 1948 until 1964 when it was merged with Harstad. He was also the first mayor of the new merged municipality of Harstad, which occurred in 1964 (and therefore also the last mayor of Sandtorg).
From 1948 until 1964, he held the position of mayor for Sandtorg.  When the town merged with Harstad in 1964, he became the first mayor of the combined municipality and was also the last mayor of Sandtorg.