Åsmund Grøver Aukrust (born 28 February 1985) is a

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for the Labour Party. He is member of Parliament from Akershus county, first elected at the Norwegian parliament election in 2013. He was the deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League (AUF) from 2010 to 2014. He was also deputy member of the

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for the term 2009–2013.

Early life and education

Aukrust was born in

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. He studied at the

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receiving a

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. He currently resides in Oslo.

Political career

First elected to the

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in 2005, he was elected as a deputy member of the

in 2009. He has also been active in campaigning against Norwegian membership in the

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through the organization No to the EU. At the official unveiling ceremony of the new cabinet after the 2009 elections, Aukrust caused a stir when he suddenly appeared among the ministers. Aukrust explained that he was merely trying to hand out flowers to the cabinet member who was opposed to EU membership. He served as deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League from 2010 to 2014. He originally ran for the leadership, but narrowly lost the vote to

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in a closely contested race, although the election committee overwhelmingly favored him. On 25 April 2011, he was elected vice president of the

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. He was appointed as political advisor to the Minister of Culture

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in November 2011. Ahead of the 2013 election the Labour Party announced that Aukrust was nominated for the 4th seat in Akershus county. Analysts considered the seat to be safe for the Labour Party. He was subsequently elected to the seat. On 23 March 2022, he and Lene Vågslid were appointed new deputy parliamentary leaders in the aftermath of Terje Aasland’s appointment to the government.

References

External links

Åsmund Aukrust's official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aukrust, Asmund 1985 births Living people University of Oslo alumni Labour Party (Norway) politicians Bærum politicians Deputy members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians Survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks