Ingrid Aune

Ingrid Aune
Born19 October 1985
Stavanger
Died1 August 2019 (2019-09) (aged 33)
Namsos
NationalityNorwegian
EducationUniversity of Oslo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
OccupationPolitician
Known forMayor of Malvik Municipality
PartnerEivind Olav Kjelbotn Evensen

Ingrid Johansen Aune (19 October 1985 in Stavanger – 1 August 2019 in Namsos) was a Norwegian politician who was mayor of Malvik Municipality from 2015 until her death.

Life

Aune was born in 1985 in Stavanger. She earned a degree in International Relations and Economics from the University of Oslo in 2010, later completing her studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1] She was a member of the Labour Party and she had been a political adviser whilst Jens Stoltenberg was Prime Minister.[2]

On 15 May 2012 she became political adviser to Minister of State Espen Barth Eide 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[2] died on 1 August 2019 after a boat accident on the outskirts of Namsos. She was 33 years old.[3] She had been flown to Namsos Hospital but died after her arrival.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "Local mayor dies in boat accident". www.newsinenglish.no. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Local mayor dies in boat accident". www.newsinenglish.no. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ Skarrud, Elisabeth (2019-08-01). "Ordfører i Malvik Ingrid Aune omkom i båtulykke i Namsos". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Flere hundre tok farvel med Malvik-ordfører Ingrid Aune (33): – Hun var noe helt spesielt". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-01-22.