Akershus County Municipality

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Akershus County Municipality
Akershus fylkeskommune
Akershus vapen.svg
Norway Counties Akershus Position.svg
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°54′43.18″N10°45′19.83″E / 59.9119944°N 10.7555083°E / 59.9119944; 10.7555083
Country Norway
Administrative center Oslo
Government
  County mayor Anette Solli
ISO 3166 code NO-02
Employees4,000
Schools35
Pupils20,000
Transit authority Ruter
Website www.akershus.no

Akershus County Municipality (Norwegian : Akershus fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Akershus county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most early form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Akershus was merged with the neighboring counties of Buskerud and Østfold, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Oslo (which was not part of Akershus) and the county mayor was Anette Solli. On 1 January 2024, Akershus was re-established as an independent county with expanded borders due to municipal amalgamations in 2020, which will not be reversed.

Contents

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 35 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. [1]

Transport

Public transport in Akershus is managed by Ruter, a transit authority owned along with the City of Oslo. It markets all public transport except the Oslo Commuter Rail in Akershus, though operations are provided by private companies based on public service obligation.

County government

The county council (Norwegian : Fylkestinget) is made up of 43 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets several times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the county mayor (fylkesordfører) who holds the executive powers of the county.

County mayors

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Akershus fylkesting 20152019 [2] [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:43
Akershus fylkesting 20122015 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høyre)17
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:43
Akershus fylkesting 20082011 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)9
  Conservative Party (Høyre)12
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:43
Akershus fylkesting 20042007 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)8
  Conservative Party (Høyre)11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:43
Akershus fylkesting 20002003 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)19
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)9
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)1
  Conservative Party (Høyre)16
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:63
Akershus fylkesting 19961999 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)9
  Conservative Party (Høyre)19
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:63
Akershus fylkesting 19921995 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)18
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høyre)21
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)7
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:63
Akershus fylkesting 19881991 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)27
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)13
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)1
  Conservative Party (Høyre)27
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:85
Akershus fylkesting 19841987 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)29
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høyre)30
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)1
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)5
  Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:85
Akershus fylkesting 19801983 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)28
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)34
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
  Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:85
Akershus fylkesting 19761979 [3]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)31
  Anders Lange's Party (Anders Langes parti)2
  Conservative Party (Høyre)28
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)6
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)5
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:85

References

  1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingvalg 2015 - Akershus" (in Norwegian). Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (11 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 (Akershus)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 5 February 2022.