Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

Åsmund Grøver Aukrust
Åsmund Grøver Aukrust
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 October 2013
Constituency	Akershus
Deputy Leader of the Workers' Youth League
	In office; 17 October 2010 – 19 October 2014
Leader	Eskil Pedersen
Preceded by	Eskil Pedersen
Succeeded by	Emilie Bersaas
Personal details
Born	28 February 1985 (age 39); Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political party	Labour

Åsmund Grøver Aukrust (born 28 February 1985) is a Norwegian politician 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 Parliament of Norway for the term 2009–2013.^[1]

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Aukrust was born in Bærum. He studied at the University of Oslo receiving a bachelor's degree in sociology. He currently resides in Oslo.^[2]

First elected to the Akershus county council in 2005, he was elected as a deputy member of the Parliament of Norway in 2009. He has also been active in campaigning against Norwegian membership in the European Union 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.^[3] Aukrust explained that he was merely trying to hand out flowers to the cabinet member who was opposed to EU membership.^[4]

He served as deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League from 2010 to 2014.^[5] He originally ran for the leadership, but narrowly lost the vote to Eskil Pedersen in a closely contested race,^[6] although the election committee overwhelmingly favored him.^[7] On 25 April 2011, he was elected vice president of the International Union of Socialist Youth.^[8] He was appointed as political advisor to the Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt in November 2011.^[9]

Ahead of the 2013 election the Labour Party announced that Aukrust was nominated for the fourth seat in Akershus county. Analysts considered the seat to be safe for the Labour Party.^[10] 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.^[11]

He nominated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Nobel prize in 2024.^[12]

[1]
Barstad, Lars Henie (9 March 2008). "Aukrust, Åsmund ( 1985- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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Redaksjonen (November 2011). "Politisk rådgiver Åsmund Aukrust". Politisk ledelse (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
[3]
Haugdal, Marthe (20 October 2009). "Hvem er regjeringens ukjente medlem?". VG.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
[4]
Kippernes, Geir Arne (20 October 2009). "Her er den "ukjente statsråden"". VG.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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"Åsmund Aukrust: Nestleder". Sentralstyret og fylkeslagene (in Norwegian). Auf.no. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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Kristjansson, Mimir (5 August 2010). "Mot lederstrid i AUF". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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Løset, Kjetil (14 October 2010). "Eskil Pedersen ny leder i AUF". TV2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
[8]
Flaarønning, Bård (25 April 2011). "Ny visepresident". Auf.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
[9]
Svaar, Petter (30 October 2011). "Utøya overlevende til Regjeringen". Nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
[10]
Lie, Kjersti Kanestrøm (27 October 2012). "Utøya overlevende på sikker plass". Nrk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 October 2012.
[11]
"DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
[12]
Johansen, Anders Holth (1 February 2024). "Nominerer terroranklaget organisasjon til fredsprisen". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.

Åsmund Aukrust's official blog

[1] [1]
Barstad, Lars Henie (9 March 2008). "Aukrust, Åsmund ( 1985- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[2] [2]
Redaksjonen (November 2011). "Politisk rådgiver Åsmund Aukrust". Politisk ledelse (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[3] [3]
Haugdal, Marthe (20 October 2009). "Hvem er regjeringens ukjente medlem?". VG.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[4] [4]
Kippernes, Geir Arne (20 October 2009). "Her er den "ukjente statsråden"". VG.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[5] [5]
"Åsmund Aukrust: Nestleder". Sentralstyret og fylkeslagene (in Norwegian). Auf.no. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[6] [6]
Kristjansson, Mimir (5 August 2010). "Mot lederstrid i AUF". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[7] [7]
Løset, Kjetil (14 October 2010). "Eskil Pedersen ny leder i AUF". TV2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[8] [8]
Flaarønning, Bård (25 April 2011). "Ny visepresident". Auf.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[9] [9]
Svaar, Petter (30 October 2011). "Utøya overlevende til Regjeringen". Nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[10] [10]
Lie, Kjersti Kanestrøm (27 October 2012). "Utøya overlevende på sikker plass". Nrk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 October 2012.

[11] [11]
"DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[12] [12]
Johansen, Anders Holth (1 February 2024). "Nominerer terroranklaget organisasjon til fredsprisen". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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Åsmund Grøver Aukrust


Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2013
Constituency	Akershus
Deputy Leader of the Workers' Youth League
In office 17 October 2010 – 19 October 2014
Leader	Eskil Pedersen
Preceded by	Eskil Pedersen
Succeeded by	Emilie Bersaas

Personal details
Born	(1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39) Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political party	Labour