Aud Inger Aure (born 12 November 1942) is a

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politician for the

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. Born in Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, she was awarded a

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degree in 1993. From 1989 to 1990 she represented her county in the Storting, while

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was

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in the

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of Jan P. Syse. On 17 October 1997 she was appointed

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in the first government of Kjell Magne Bondevik. On 21 January 1999, Aure took a leave of absence due to a minor heart attack, at which point

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took over her duties as acting minister of Justice and the Police. Even though she made a full recovery, Aure eventually gave up on the prospect of returning to her position, and on 15 March she made her absence permanent by resignation. The ministry was taken over by

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. After this Aure returned to her position as mayor of

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, a position she had held also before her appointment to the ministry.

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