Tove Fraurud (born 19 August 1980) is a

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politician with the Left Party (''Vänsterpartiet'') and was the chairman of Young Left (''Ung vänster''), its youth wing, from 2004 to 2005. She grew up in

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, a suburb north of

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. She attended

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secondary school and joined the Young Left in 1997. She was elected new leader of the Young Left on 10 April 2004, as the successor of

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, and was replaced by Ida Gabrielsson on 23 October 2005.

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