9 8 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁on ▁one ▁occasion . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁deput y ▁representative ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁H au gen ▁was ▁a ▁deput y ▁member ▁of ▁O pp eg år d ▁municipality ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 7 , ▁but ▁became ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁periods ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ak ers hus ▁county ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁county ▁mayor ▁during ▁the ▁terms ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Out side ▁politics ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁the ▁cand . j ur . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁Pr is dire ktor at et . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁of ▁Norway ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁State ▁Rail ways ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category