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Ronny Aukrust

Ronny Aukrust
Member of the Storting
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2025
Preceded byJon-Ivar Nygård
ConstituencyØstfold
Personal details
Born (1975-10-20) 20 October 1975 (age 50)
Kråkstad, Norway
Political partyLabour Party
Children4
Alma materMerkantilt Institutt

Ronny Holen Aukrust (born 20 October 1975) is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, he has represented Østfold since October 2025.[1]

Early life

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Aukrust was born on 20 October 1975 in Kråkstad.[1][2] The family moved to Askim in 1977 where Aukrust has lived ever since.[2] He went to primary school in Korsgård and junior high school in Løken.[2] Aukrust was a blårussen and studied commerce and office management at Mysen Upper Secondary School [no] in Mysen.[2] He studied accounting at the Merkantilt Institutt [no] in Oslo.[2]

Career

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After school Aukrust worked as an accountant before joining software company Visma in 2002.[2][3]

Politics

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Aukrust joined the Labour Party in 2017.[2] He is leader of the Labour Party in Indre Østfold and a member of the local municipal council.[3] He was leader of the commuter association in Indre Østfold.[4] He was the Labour Party's fifth placed candidate in Østfold at the 2025 parliamentary election but the party won only four seats in the constituency.[5] He became the party's first deputy representative (Vararepresentant) in the constituency.[6] He entered the Storting on 1 October 2025 as a permanent substitute for Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård.[1] He is a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs.[1] He was also elected by the Storing to be a part of the Norwegian delegation to the Nordic Council.[7]

Personal life

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Aukrust has four children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Representanter og komiteer: Representant - Aukrust, Ronny (1975-)" (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Storting. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Blørstad, Per Uno (1 October 2025). "Ronny blir eneste indre østfolding på Tinget: – Kribler litt i kroppen". Smaalenenes Avis (in Norwegian). Askim, Norway. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Ronny Aukrust" (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Labour Party. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Tomm Pentz (13 February 2025). "Ronny mener et pendleropprør er i rute". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Stortingsvalget 2025: Protokoll for distriktsvalgstyret i Østfold valgdistrikt". Valg (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Directorate of Elections. p. 62. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Representantene - Innvalgte fra 1945 -: 2025-2029" (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Storting. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  7. ^ Blørstad, Per Uno (10 October 2025). "Ronny skal holde regjeringen i ørene og må ha kofferten klar". Smaalenenes Avis (in Norwegian). Askim, Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2025.