Even Aleksander Hagen | |
|---|---|
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| County Mayor of Innlandet | |
| In office October 2019 – 28 June 2023 | |
| Deputy | Aud Hove |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Aud Hove |
| County Mayor of Oppland | |
| In office October 2015 – October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gro Lundby |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1988 Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
Even Aleksander Hagen (born 14 April 1988) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Following the 2015 local elections, Hagen became the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) of Oppland. He is also the youngest County Mayor in Norway ever.[1]
Hagen led the merger of Oppland and Hedmark into the new county, which was named Innlandet, and in 2019 he was elected the county's first county mayor.[2] He announced in March 2022 that he wouldn't seek re-election at the 2023 local elections.[3] In June 2023, he was appointed as a state secretary to the Ministry of Culture and Equality and was succeeded by his deputy, Aud Hove.[4]
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".[5][6][7]
- ^ "Even (27) blir ny fylkesordfører". Oppland Arbeiderblad. 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Hagen blir historisk fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Innlandet. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Even Aleksander Hagen tar ikke gjenvalg" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Innlandet. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Aud Hove blir ny fylkesordfører i Innlandet" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK Innlandet. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Utøyatragedien: - Vi har sett forferdelige ting". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Tente fakler mot ondskapen". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Tar hverdagen tilbake etter terroren". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen. 17 April 2012.