Ingrid Johansen Aune (19 October 1985 in

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– 1 August 2019 in

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) was a Norwegian politician who was mayor of

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from 2015 until her death.

Life

Aune was born in 1985 in Stavanger. She earned a degree in International Relations and Economics from the

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in 2010, later completing her studies at the

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. She was a member of the Labour Party and she had been a political adviser whilst

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was Prime Minister. On 15 May 2012 she became political adviser to Minister of State

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and part of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense. She moved on to a similar position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September. She and her partner Eivind Olav Kjelbotn Evensen died on 1 August 2019 after a boat accident on the outskirts of Namsos. She was 33 years old. She had been flown to

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but died after her arrival.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aune, Ingrid 1985 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Stavanger Norwegian women in politics University of Oslo alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni