Lillehammer is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include Fåberg, Hunderfossen, Jørstadmoen, Vingnes, and Vingrom.
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer.
Oskar Skogly was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He is known as Minister of Local Government, mayor of Fåberg and three-term member of the Parliament of Norway.
Marie Brenden was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party.
Anders Hove was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
The Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Hamar and Kongsvinger in Hedmark county and Lillehammer and Gjøvik in Oppland county.
Haakon Blankenborg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Berit Brørby is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was President of the Nordic Council in 1998.
Olaf Michael "Olemic" Thommessen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and the President of the Storting from 2013 until 2018. On 8 March 2018, he announced that he would step down due to controversies surrounding a building project for a new entrance to the garage for Stortinget. The project saw the initial budget ballooning and questionable decisions taken and Thommessen acknowledged his overall responsibility and said he would step down.
Johnsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of John". Notable people with the surname include:
Oppland County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Oppland 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 Oppland was merged with the neighboring Hedmark county, creating the new Innlandet county which is led by the Innlandet County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Lillehammer and the county mayor was Even Aleksander Hagen.
Knut Villy Korsæth was a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Labour Party. Mainly working as a school director during his professional life, he was also involved in politics and sports administration where he lived. His highest office was that of County Governor, and he was also a member of the board of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports.
Dagningen was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Lillehammer in Oppland county.
Aksel Hagen is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting, representing the Socialist Left Party (SV) in the county of Oppland. He was elected to parliament following the 2009 parliamentary election by winning Oppland's leveling seat. He sits on the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.
Petter Nilssen was a Norwegian master watchmaker and later a politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties.
Lillehammer Municipality is the local government for Lillehammer, Norway. The administration is located in the town of Lillehammer.
Kristian Lund was a Norwegian military officer, engineer and politician for the Conservative Party.
Kjersti Stenseng is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party currently serving as the party secretary since 2015. She also served as a deputy member of the Storting from Oppland from 2013 to 2017.
Ketil Kjenseth is a Norwegian schoolteacher and politician for the Liberal Party.
Tor André Johnsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He has been a member of the Storting since 2013.
