List of County Governors of Aust-Agder

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This is a list of the County Governors of Aust-Agder county in Norway. The office of County Governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). On 1 January 2016, the office was merged with the County Governor of Vest-Agder into the County Governor of Aust- og Vest-Agder in preparation for the merger of the two counties on 1 January 2020.

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The diocesan county called Stavanger stiftamt was established in 1669 by the King and it had several subordinate counties (amt) including Agdesiden amt. In 1671, Agdesiden amt was divided into Lister og Mandals amt (later called Vest-Agder) and Nedenæs amt (later called Aust-Agder). In 1682, the Stavanger stiftamt headquarters was moved to the town of Christianssand and renamed Christianssand stiftamt. The seat of Nedenæs amt was in the town of Arendal. In 1919, the county was renamed Aust-Agder. In 2020, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties were merged into Agder county.

The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and Government. This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the county governor also monitors the activities of the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.

Names

The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1671 until 1918, the title was Amtmann i Nedenæs amt. From 1919 until 2016, the title was Fylkesmann i Aust-Agder fylke.[ citation needed ]

List of County Governors

Aust-Agder county has had the following governors: [1] [2] [3]

County Governors of Nedenæs amt
StartEndName
16711679 Ove Juul (16151688)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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16801681 Jens Toller Rosenheim (16361690)


16811691 Jørgen Müller (16481695)


16911694 Christian Stockfleth (16391704)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1691–1692).
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt (1691–1692).
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16911692 Claus Røyem (16381692)
(Acting for Stockfleth while he served as envoy to Sweden.)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1691–1692).
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt (1691–1692).
16941700 Mats de Tonsberg (16401705)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17001711 Christian Frederik Powisch (c. 16501711)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17111718 Henrik Adeler (16601718)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17181728 Johan Sigismund Hassius Lillienpalm (16641729)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17281730 Alexander Frederik Møsting (16801737)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17301738 Johan Albrecht With (16831754)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17381742 Carl Juel (17061767)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17421746 Heinrich von Reuss (17071783)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17461751 Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner (16991768)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17511766 Frederik Adeler (17001766)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17671767 Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt (17331776)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17671781 Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (17171781)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17811788 Frederik Georg Adeler (17361810)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17881789 Frederik Moltke (17541836)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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17891800 Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (17541829)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18001804 Otto Joachim Moltke (17701853)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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18041810 Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (17721860)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
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18101812 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen (17771836)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18121815 Oluf Borch de Schouboe (17771844)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18151837 Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe (17821863)


18371848 Henrik Harboe (17851848) Henrik Jacobsen Harboe.jpg
18491860 Iver Steen Thomle (18121889) Iver Steen Thomle.jpg
18601863 Henrik Laurentius Helliesen (18241900) Henrik Laurentius Helliesen.png
18631868 Niels Wisløff Rogstad (18141880)


18681895 Niels Cornelius Bonnevie (18271899)


18961906 Nicolai C.G. Prebensen (18501938) Nikolai Prebensen.jpg
19061908 Sigurd Lambrechts (18631941)


19081916 Sven Aarrestad (18501942) Sven Aarrestad.jpg
19171919 Hans Thomas Knudtzon (18571921)


County Governors of Aust-Agder fylke
19191921 Hans Thomas Knudtzon (18571921)


192124 Jan
1942
Jonas Pedersen (18711953)


29 Jan
1942
7 May
1945
Hans Henrik Petersen [4] (18861969)
(WWII Occupied government)
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8 May
1945
1 Dec
1945
Eilif Løvrak Holmesland [5] (18961959)
(Acting governor after the occupation ended.)



19451961 Nils Hjelmtveit (18921985) Hjelmtveit L 4161Fo30141706070010 32.jpg
19611974 Henrik Svensen (19042007)


19741983 Ebba Lodden (19131997)


19831994 Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal (19242019) Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal (1972).jpg
10 Jan
1995
31 Dec
2007
Hjalmar Inge Sunde (born 1937)


1 Jan
2008
30 Sep
2009
Svein Åril (born 1946)
(Acting for Djupedal while he finished his term in Parliament.)



1 Oct
2009
31 Dec
2015
Øystein Djupedal (born 1960) Oystein Djupedal SV kunnskapsminister 20051017.jpg
Office abolished on 1 January 2016, see List of County Governors of Agder

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References

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