He was born in
Liknes. He served as a deputy representative to the
Norwegian Parliament from
Vest-Agder during the terms 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. On the local level, he was a member of
Kvinesdal municipality council from 1947 to 1971, serving as deputy mayor from 1961 to 1963. Following the 1975 elections, Faye became the first elected county mayor (
fylkesordfører) of Vest-Agder. In 1979 he was succeeded by Niels-Otto Hægland from the same party. ==References==