Even Aleksander Hagen (born 14 April 1988) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Following the 2015 election, Hagen became the Chairman of the County Council (''fylkesordfører'') of

Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

. He is also the youngest County Mayor in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

ever. Hagen, who hails from Otta, survived the terror attack at Utøya on 22 July 2011 on a Workers' Youth League-run summer camp. The attacks claimed a total of 77 lives. When nominated as the Labour Party's candidate for county mayor, he said that "You have nominated a gay terror victim".

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1988 births Living people People from Sel Oppland politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks Politicians from Lillehammer 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub