Troms County Municipality
| Troms County Municipality Troms fylkeskommune | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
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 Location in Norway | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| Administrative center | Tromsø | |
| Government | ||
| • County mayor | Knut Werner Hansen | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-19 | |
| Website |
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Troms County Municipality (Norwegian: Troms fylkeskommune, Northern Sami: Romssa fylkkasuohkan) is the regional governing administration of Troms county in northern Norway. It has its administration in the city of Tromsø. It consists of a 37-member county council and a 5-member county cabinet.[1]
County government
The Trom county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 37 representatives that are elected every four years. The council most recently elected for the 2011-2015 term. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county. This council is led by a county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører), and the council elects 5 members to be in the county cabinet (Norwegian: Fylkesrådet) which carries out the executive functions of the county. The cabinet is led by Pia Svensgaard.[2]
| Party: | Representatives: |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 12 |
| Conservative Party | 9 |
| Progress Party | 6 |
| Centre Party | 3 |
| Liberal Party | 2 |
| Socialist Left Party | 2 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 1 |
| Coastal Party | 1 |
| Red Party | 1 |
County mayor
The county council is led by a county mayor, currently Knut Werner Hansen from the Labour Party. He is serving in this office for the 2011-2015 term. The deputy county mayor is Kristine Bertheussen Killie from the Conservative Party.
- Previous Troms county mayors include
- Knut Werner Hansen (2011-present)
- Terje Olsen (2007-2011)
- Ronald Rindestu (1995-2007)
- Roger Solheim (1993-1994)
- Kirsten Myklevoll (1991-1992)
- Jan Henry T. Olsen (1991)
- Kirsten Myklevoll (1987-1991)
- William Engseth (1983-1987)
- Bjarne Berg-Sæther (1963-1967)
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Troms County Council" (in Norwegian). Troms fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "Organisational structure" (in Norwegian). Troms fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2012-08-10.