 He was a member of the Tórshavn municipal government from 1917 to 1924 as a member of the Union Party, and then again in 1945 under his own party, serving until his death.He served as mayor of the town from 1923 to 1924, and he was elected to the Faroese Parliament as a representative from the South Streymoy () district from 1918 to 1924.After Tórgarð's death, Mayor Petur í Gong took his place on the municipal council and continued Tórgarð's party under his own name.