Norwegian Statesman, Journalist. He was born John Amandus Aae to Olof Nilsson Aae and Lena Johnson Aae in Rödöns socken, Jamtland County, Sweden, but grew up with an aunt at her farm 'Aunebakken' in Snillfjord, Norway. He was educated locally part-time in the County School and at the Non-Commissioned Officer School before he completed his education with half a year at a business. Following his education, he became a sailor, and farmworker. He also worked in organizational and administrative work. He later moved to Trondheim, Norway, and became a Board Member at Selsbak Samvirkelag before he was business manager for the Supply Council in Strinda Municipality during the First World War. He also became a journalist and found a job as a manager with the newspaper publication "Ny Tid" in Trondheim, Norway, beginning in 1919. During this time he also became interested in politics and when the Communist Party split and eventually broke away from the Norwegian Labor Party in 1923, he sided with the Norwegian Labour Party. Unfortunately the newspaper publication "NY Tid" turned against him and sided with the Communist Party and he and others started a Labour newspaper publication "Arbeider-Avisen," becoming its manager in 1924. He became Chairman of the newly formed Trondheim Supply Board in Trondheim, Norway, in 1939. From 1941 to 1942, he served as an Administrative Leader for the Tribunal and later had to flee to Sweden following the shutdown of the newspaper publication "Arbeider-Avisen" in 1941. While hiding out in Sweden he became Camp Director of the refugee transit center at Kjesäter, Sweden, which housed Norwegian refugees running away from Nazi persecution. Following World War II, he returned to Sweden to continue his journalism and political endeavors. He re-opened the newspaper publication "Arbeider-Avisen" during that time. His political career saw him become a Member of the Strinda Municipal Council serving from 1917 to 1923, being elected as a Member of the Trondheim, Norway, City Council and serving from 1928 to 1957, and becoming Deputy Mayor of Trondheim, Norway, and serving from 1935 to 1947. As Deputy Mayor during an emergency city council meeting on October 31, 1940, the current Mayor of Trondheim, Norway, Ivar Skjånes was set aside by order from the National Assembly. It was another of the company's members, Harald Langhelle, who during this meeting came up with the presentation that they should postpone all cases (dissolution of the Trondheim, Norway, City Council). He resigned from that position in 1947. He also became the Mayor of Trondheim, Norway, and served in that position from 1948 to 1957. He resigned as Mayor of Trondheim, Norway, in 1957, and no one had held the position of Mayor of Trondheim, Norway, no longer than he had since the presidency laws were introduced in 1837. During his career, he had also been involved in several public and private board positions including, Chairman of the Trondheim, Norway, School Board in 1940, Member of the Trondheim, Norway, Electricity Board from 1948 to 1951, and as a Member of the Trondheim, Norway, School Board from 1948 to 1959. After retiring from public office and his business endeavors he continued to live in Trondheim, Norway. He passed away on July 12, 1968, at the age of 77, and was buried in the Tilfredshet Kirkegard in Trondheim, Norway. He was married to Gjertrud Sagflaat Aae with whom he had a son, Jomar Johnsen Aae.