Harald Ellefsen returned to Trondheim as chief superintendent and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sr-Trndelag.
He returned to Trondheim as chief superintendent from 1980 to 1988, and he also edited the magazine Politiembetsmennenes Blad. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sr-Trndelag in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions. 
