▁the ▁Dioc eses ▁of ▁Ag der ▁and ▁St av anger . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁T inn ▁municipal ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Norway ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁representing ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Te lem ark . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁with ▁his ▁last ▁term ▁ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Church ▁Affairs ▁in ▁Horn sr ud ' s ▁Cab inet . ▁Horn sr ud ' s ▁Cab inet ▁only ▁last ed ▁until ▁February . ▁While ▁Ste inn es ▁was ▁a ▁Minister , ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁E ile if ▁K ols r ud . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁Norway ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁party ▁Nas j onal ▁Sam ling . ▁He ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁director ▁job ▁and ▁counter act ▁Naz ification ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁system . ▁He ▁probably ▁did ▁so ▁only ▁when ▁his ▁own ▁position ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁st ake . ▁Other ▁than ▁his ▁job , ▁he ▁was ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁nuclear ▁physics ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have