Troms_County_Municipality
Troms County Municipality
County in Norway
Troms County Municipality (Norwegian: Troms fylkeskommune, Kven: Tromssan fylkinkomuuni, 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 consisted of a 37-member county council and a five-member county cabinet.[1]
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Troms County Municipality
Troms fylkeskommune | |
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Troms County Municipality administration building (2010) | |
Location in Norway | |
| Coordinates: 69.6557°N 18.9585°E / 69.6557; 18.9585 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Administrative center | Tromsø |
| Government | |
| • County mayor | Knut Werner Hansen |
| • Chairman of Cabinet | Willy Ørnebakk |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-19 |
| Website | www |
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The Troms county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) was made up of 37 representatives that are elected every four years. The last council was elected for the 2015–2019 term. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county. This council was led by a county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører), and the council elected five members to be in the county cabinet (Norwegian: Fylkesrådet) which carried out the executive functions of the county. The last cabinet was led by Willy Ørnebakk.[2]
County council
The party breakdown of the council is as follows:
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 6 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 2 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 37 | |
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 9 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 37 | |
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 8 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 37 | |
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 6 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Coastal Party (Kystpartiet) | 1 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 6 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 37 | |
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 5 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 8 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 2 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Solidarity (Solidaritet) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 10 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 7 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 12 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 2 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 12 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 13 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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More information Party name (in Norwegian), Number of representatives ...
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 9 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 6 | |
| New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 45 | |
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County mayor
The county council was led by a county mayor. The last county mayor of Troms was Knut Werner Hansen from the Labour Party. He served in this office from 2011 to 2019.
- Previous Troms county mayors include
- Knut Werner Hansen (2011-2019)
- 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)
- "Welcome to Troms County Council" (in Norwegian). Troms fylkeskommune. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "Organisational structure" (in Norwegian). Troms fylkeskommune. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, ed. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 - Troms". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2020.