Buskerud County Municipality

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Buskerud County Municipality
Buskerud fylkeskommune
Former County
Buskerud vapen.svg
Coat of arms
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Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°44′54.11″N10°11′20.92″E / 59.7483639°N 10.1891444°E / 59.7483639; 10.1891444
Country Norway
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
Administrative center Drammen
Government
 • County mayor Roger Ryberg
ISO 3166 code NO-06
Employees1,800
Schools13 [1]
Transit authority Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk

Buskerud County Municipality (Norwegian : Buskerud fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Buskerud county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent 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 Buskerud was merged with the neighboring counties of Akershus and Østfold, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Drammen and the county mayor was Roger Ryberg.

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The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 13 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk. [1] [2]

County government

The Buskerud county council (Norwegian : Fylkestinget) was made up of 43 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county. The final county mayor was Roger Ryberg.

County mayors


County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Buskerud fylkesting 2015–2019 [3] [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)2
  Conservative Party (Høyre)13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:43
Buskerud fylkesting 2012–2015 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høyre)15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:43
Buskerud fylkesting 2008–2011 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)8
  Conservative Party (Høyre)11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:43
Buskerud fylkesting 2004–2007 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)8
  Conservative Party (Høyre)10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)5
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:43
Buskerud fylkesting 2000–2003 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)19
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høyre)14
  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)2
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1996–1999 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)7
  Conservative Party (Høyre)13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Buskerud Free County List (Buskerud Frie Fylkesliste)1
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1992–1995 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høyre)13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1988–1991 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)22
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)8
  Conservative Party (Høyre)14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1984–1987 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)25
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)16
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1980–1983 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)24
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høyre)17
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Buskerud fylkesting 1976–1979 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)26
  Conservative Party (Høyre)13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:55

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References

  1. 1 2 Buskerud County Municipality. "Fylkeskommunens oppgaver" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingvalg 2015 - Buskerud" (in Norwegian). Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Buskerud". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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