Ronny Aukrust

Ronny Holen Aukrust is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, he has represented Østfold since October 2025.

Early life

Aukrust was born on 20 October 1975 in Kråkstad. The family moved to Askim in 1977 where Aukrust has lived ever since. He went to primary school in Korsgård and junior high school in Løken. Aukrust was a blårussen and studied commerce and office management at in Mysen. He studied accounting at the in Oslo.

After school Aukrust worked as an accountant before joining software company Visma in 2002.

Aukrust joined the Labour Party in 2017. He is leader of the Labour Party in Indre Østfold and a member of the local municipal council. He was leader of the commuter association in Indre Østfold. 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. He became the party's first deputy representative in the constituency. He entered the Storting on 1 October 2025 as a permanent substitute for Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. He was also elected by the Storing to be a part of the Norwegian delegation to the Nordic Council.

Aukrust has four children.