Leif Jørgen Aune (7 June 1925 – 20 July 2019)[1] was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.

Leif Jørgen Aune
Minister of Local Government
In office
16 October 1973 – 11 January 1978
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Odvar Nordli
Preceded byJohan Skipnes
Succeeded byArne Nilsen
State Secretary for the Ministry of Local Government
In office
19 March 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
MinisterOdvar Nordli
Personal details
Born(1925-06-07)7 June 1925
Bodø, Norway
Died20 July 2019(2019-07-20) (aged 94)
Fredrikstad, Norway
Political partyLabour Party
OccupationEconomist, politician

From 1971 to 1972, in the first cabinet Bratteli, Aune was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour. He left the position when the first cabinet Bratteli fell in 1972, and from 1973 to 1978 he served as Minister of Local Government and Labour in the second cabinet Bratteli and the cabinet Nordli. He resigned on 11 January 1978.

Outside politics, he graduated as cand.oecon. in 1951 and worked mainly with regional development. He was director of the Regional Development Fund from 1978 to 1990. In addition, he was a member of the board of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Ullevål University Hospital as well as various other councils, boards and agencies.

References

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  1. ^ "Statsråd Leif Aune er død". 24 July 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Labour
1973–1978
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Regional Development Fund
1978–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of Ullevål Hospital
1993–1996
Succeeded by