Audun Tron (born 7 March 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
From 1987 to 1999, Tron was the mayor of
Lillehammer
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
. As such he played a role in the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Hav ...
.
During the
first cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 2000 and 19 October 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Part ...
, from 2000 to 2001, Tron was appointed
State Secretary in the
Ministry of Local Government.
Following the
2003 election, Tron became the new county mayor (''fylkesordfører'') of
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...
.
After the
2011 Norwegian local elections
Nationwide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 12 September 2011. Several municipalities also opened the polling booths on 11 September. For polling stations this meant that two elections, t ...
he was succeeded by partyfellow
Gro Lundeby.
References
1945 births
Living people
Politicians from Lillehammer
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Mayors of places in Oppland
Norwegian state secretaries
Chairpersons of County Councils of Norway
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