List of county governors of Oppland

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The county governor of Oppland 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 title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). The county governor was based in Lillehammer. On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the county governor of Hedmark into the county governor of Innlandet. [1]

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The large Akershus stiftamt was established in 1664 by the king and it had several subordinate counties (amt). In 1757, the large Aggershus amt was divided and the northern part became the new Oplandenes amt (later named "Oppland"). In 1781, the eastern part of the county was split off to form the new Hedemarkens amt (later renamed Hedmark) and the remaining part of the county became known as Christians amt (later renamed Oppland). In 2020, Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county. [1]

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. [2]

Names

The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1757 until 1781, the title was Amtmann i Oplandenes amt. From 1781 until 1877, the title was Amtmann i Christians amt. In 1877, the spelling was changed to Amtmann i Kristians amt. On 1 January 1919, the title was changed to Fylkesmann i Opland fylke. In 1949, the spelling of the name changed to Fylkesmann i Oppland fylke. [3]

List of county governors

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

County governors of Oppland
StartEndName
17571759 Mathias Collett (1708–1759)


17601768 Christian Petersen (1701–1775)


17681781 Christian Frederik Holck (1734–1781)


17811811 Christian Sommerfeldt (1746–1811)


18111821 Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt (1753–1821)


18211851 Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856) Lauritz Weidemann av Matthias Stoltenberg, Eidsvoll 1814, EM.01365 (cropped).jpg
18521854 Hans Tostrup (1799–1856)


18541859 Johan Christian Collett (1817–1895)


18591869 Christian Jensen (1823–1884) Christian Jensen.png
18691878 Hans Thomas Meinich (1819–1878) 32558 Hans Thomas Meinich.jpg
18781900 Jan Greve Skjoldborg (1832–1901)


19001908 Peter Theodor Holst (1843–1908) Peter Holst.jpg
19081933 Sigurd Lambrechts (1863–1941)


19331947 Alfred Ihlen (1877–1961)


19411945 Arve Nilsen Frøisland (1885–1983)
(WWII Occupied government)


19471961 Hans J. Gabrielsen (1891–1965)


19611976 Nils K. Handal (1906–1992)


19761981 Thorstein Treholt (1911–1993)


19812001 Knut Korsæth (1932–present) Knut Korsaeth (cropped).jpg
20012015 Kristin Hille Valla (1944–present)


2 Mar
2015		31 Dec
2018		 Christl Kvam (1962–present) Informal meeting of ministers for employment, social affairs, family and gender equality (iEPSCO). Arrivals Christl Kvam (36020851445).jpg
4 Mar
2016		31 Dec
2018		 Sigurd Tremoen (1965–present)
Acting for Kvam


1 Jan
2019		31 Dec
2019		 Knut Storberget (1964–present) Justisminister Knut Storberget.jpg
Office abolished on 1 January 2019.
See List of county governors of Innlandet

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. 1 2 "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. 1 2 Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties" . Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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