List of county governors of Finnmark

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The county governor of Finnmark county in Norway represented the central government administration in the county. 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).

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In 1576, the king of Norway established Vardøhus len as a new administrative unit for the northern part of the kingdom. In 1661, it became Vardøhus amt that was subordinate to the Trondhjem stiftamt and the king began appointing a county governor. In 1787, the island of Senja and the Troms area were transferred from Nordlandenes amt to Vardøhus amt and the new, larger county was renamed Finmarkens amt. In 1866, the island of Senja and the Troms area were separated from Vardøhus to form the new Tromsø amt. In 1919, the name was again changed to Finnmark fylke. In 2002, the Sami language name, Finnmárku, was added as a co-official name for the county. From 1 January 2019 the county governor offices of Troms and Finnmark were merged in anticipation of the merger of the two counties.

From 1844 until 1918, the county was subordinate to the Diocesan Governor of Tromsø who was the civil governor of the Diocese of Tromsø.

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 name of the county (Vardøhus, Finmarken, Finnmark) and the word for county (amt, fylke) have changed over the centuries. From 1661 until 1787 the title was Amtmann i Vardøhus amt. From 1787 until 1918, it was Amtmann i Finmarkens amt. Since 1918, the title was Fylkesmann i Finnmark fylke.

List of county governors

Finnmark county has had the following governors: [1] [2] [3]

County governors of Finnmark
StartEndName
16611666 Christoffer Orning (16171676)


16661667 Frederik Schort (16141674) Ovebjelke.jpg
16681680 Otte Hansen Bjelke


16801682 Knud Gjedde (c. 1635-1707)
Served concurrently as the Amtmann for Nordlandenes amt.



16821684The magistrates (city council) of
Bergen supervised this county.



16841701 Hans Hansen Lilienskiold (c. 16501703)


17011717 Erik Matssøn Lorch (16471717)


17171718 Jacob Møinichen (16801718)


17181720 Nikolai Friese (16??1721)


17201729 Peter Siedelmann (16??1729)


17301738 Henrik Friman (16781738)


17391750 Rasmus Kjeldsøn (17011753)


17501750 Peter Schnitler [4] (16901751)
(Appointed, but never took office.)



17501757 Mathias Collett (17081759)


17571768 Gunder Gundersen Hammer (17251772)


17681771 Eiler Hagerup (17361795) Eiler Hagerup 1736-1795.jpg
17711778 Thorkild Fjeldsted (17401796)


17781787 Christen Heiberg (17371801)


17871800 Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt (17531821)


18001806 Martin Andreas Unmack (17541806)


18061811 Hilmar Meincke Krohg (17761851) Hilmar Meincke Krohg (1776 - 1851) (16759529159).jpg
18111814 Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg (17871863) FredrikWilhelmWedelJarlsberg.jpg
18141828 Johan Caspar Krogh (17761831)


18281829 Christian Ulrik Kastrup (17841850)


18291833 Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (17971864)


18331843 Ole Edvard Buck (17991843)


Aug
1839
Mar
1845
Mons Lie (18031881)
(Acting governor for Buck, then Harris.)



18441853 Anton Theodor Harris (18041866)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Tromsø stiftamt.
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Tromsø amt.



18541857 Carl Frederik Motzfeldt (18081902)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Tromsø stiftamt.
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Tromsø amt.
Carl Frederik Motzfeldt (1808 - 1902) (17377226222).jpg
18581866 Mathias Bonsach Krogh Nannestad (18151878)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Tromsø stiftamt.
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Tromsø amt.



18661874 Jens Holmboe (18211891) Jens Holmboe 1891.jpg
18741882 Johan Blackstad (18321904)


18821885 Carl Ingwart Theodor Rynning (18371892)


18861889 Karl Adolf Langberg (18501889)


18891894 Nikolai Christian Grove Prebensen (18501938) Nikolai Prebensen.jpg
18961906 Truls Johannessen Wiel Graff (18511918)


19061912 Andreas Tostrup Urbye (18691955) Andreas Tostrup Urbye.jpg
19121921 Johan Albrigt Rivertz (18741942)


19221928 Hagbarth Lund (18771963)


19281948 Hans Gabrielsen (18911965)
(Imprisoned by WWII Occupied government from 19411945.)



19411944 Thor Bekeng (190519??)
(WWII Occupied government)



Nov
1944
Sep
1945
Peder Holt (18991963)
(Acting governor for Gabrielsen.)
Befrielsen av Nord-Norge (16766374084).jpg
Sep
1945
Nov
1945
Erling Johannes Norvik [5] [6] (18991964)
(Acting governor for Gabrielsen.)



19481963 Peder Holt (18991963) Befrielsen av Nord-Norge (16766374084).jpg
19511955 Dag Tønder (19071989)
(Acting governor for Holt.)



19631974 Kolbjørn Varmann (19041980)


Mar
1963
July
1965
Anders John Aune (19232011)
(Acting governor for Varmann.)



19741989 Anders John Aune (19232011)


Jan
1990
May
1990
Kurt Mosbakk (born 1934)
(Acting governor)



Mar
1990
Mar
1998
Svein Alsaker (born 1940) Svein Alsaker.JPG
Aug
1990
July
1993
Ingrid Røstad Fløtten (born 1954)
(Acting governor for Alsaker.)



19982016 Gunnar Kjønnøy (born 1947)


2016Oct
2018
Ingvild Aleksandersen (born 1968) Ingvild Aleksandersen - foto Susanne Haetta.jpg
Oct
2018
Dec
2018
Stian Lindgård (born 1968)
(Acting governor)



Office abolished on 1 January 2019,
see List of county governors of Troms and Finnmark

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References

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  3. Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  4. Tretvik, Aud, ed. (2009-02-13). "Peter Schnitler". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  5. "Finnmark fylkesmannsembete". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 15 September 1945. p. 12.
  6. Bottolfsen, Øystein (1990). Finnmark fylkeskommunes historie 1840-1990 (in Norwegian). Vadsø: Finnlands fylkeskommune. p. 360. ISBN   9788299138055.