Ingrid Aune Explained

Ingrid Aune
Birth Date:19 October 1985
Birth Place:Stavanger
Death Place:Namsos
Known For:Mayor of Malvik
Education:University of Oslo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation:Politician
Partner:Eivind Olav Kjelbotn Evensen
Nationality:Norwegian

Ingrid Johansen Aune (Stavanger, 19 October 1985  - Namsos, 1 August 2019) was a Norwegian politician who was mayor of the city of Malvik 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local mayor dies in boat accident. www.newsinenglish.no. 2019-09-25.
  2. Web site: Local mayor dies in boat accident. www.newsinenglish.no. 2020-01-22.
  3. Web site: Ordfører i Malvik Ingrid Aune omkom i båtulykke i Namsos. Skarrud. Elisabeth. 2019-08-01. NRK. nb-NO. 2019-09-25.
  4. Web site: Flere hundre tok farvel med Malvik-ordfører Ingrid Aune (33): – Hun var noe helt spesielt. www.vg.no. nb. 2020-01-22.