List of county governors of Telemark

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The County Governor of Telemark (Norwegian : Fylkesmann i Telemark) was the county governor for Telemark county in Norway from 1661 until the office was abolished in 2019. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway which represents the national government in each county. The county governor is an appointed position. On 1 January 2019, this office was merged with the County Governor of Vestfold into the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark (this was done in preparation for the merger of the two counties in 2020). [1]

Contents

The governor is the government's representative in the county. They carry 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. [1]

History

In 1661, the government of Norway established Bratsberg as an amt (or county). The county was subordinate to the Diocesan Governor of Christianssand. In 1919, the name of the county was changed to Telemark fylke. On 1 January 2019, the office was merged creating the new office of County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark in preparation for the merger of the neighboring counties of Telemark and Vestfold to form Vestfold og Telemark county on 1 January 2020. [2] [3]

Title

The word for county (amt or fylke) and the name of the county have both changed over time. Therefore the title of the officeholder has also changed. [1]

List of officeholders

Telemark county has had the following governors: [2] [4] [5]

County governors of Telemark
StartEndName
16611662 Jørgen Bjelke (16211696) Bjelkejoergen1.jpg
13 Apr
1662
16 Jun
1669
Johan Frederik von Marschalck (16181679)


16 Jun
1669
15 Nov
1675
Preben von Ahnen (16061675) P von Ahnen (cropped).jpg
15 Nov
1675
26 Sep
1691
Niels Sørensen Adeler (16281694)


26 Sep
1691
20 Apr
1711
Henrik Adeler (16601718)


20 Apr
1711
2 Dec
1723
Jacob Lindberg (16721723)


12 Aug
1724
3 Jan
1727
Michael Storm (16881727)


27 Jan 172721 Mar
1731
Christian Berg (16971731)


9 Apr
1731
30 Jan
1744
Henrik Essemann (????1744)


17444 July
1764
Johan Frederik Brockenhuus von Løwenhielm (17061764)


30 Jul
1764
20 Feb
1771
Frederik Georg Adeler (17361810) Frederik Georg Adeler.jpg
20 Feb
1771
3 Apr
1773
Peter Holm (17331817)


3 Apr
1773
2 Apr
1781
Frederik Georg Adeler (17361810) Frederik Georg Adeler.jpg
2 Apr
1781
9 Jan
1788
Frederik Moltke (17541836) Frederik Moltke.jpg
12 Mar
1788
10 Jan
1798
Jonas Ramus Petersen (17481804)


7 Mar
1798
26 Feb
1800
Otto Joachim Moltke (17701853) Otto Joachim Moltke.jpg
26 Feb
1800
27 Apr
1803
Jens Andreas Selmer (17761830)


27 Apr
1803
24 Dec
1813
Severin Løvenskiold (17771856) Severin Lovenskiold.jpg
24 Dec
1813
1838 Fredrik Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg (17871863) FredrikWilhelmWedelJarlsberg.jpg
18391846 Carl Valentin Falsen (17871852) Carl Valentin Falsen (1787 - 1852) (2739862934).jpg
18461877 Hans J. C. Aall (18061894) Hans Jorgen Christian Aall - crop.jpg
18771880 Nils Mathias Rye (18241905)


18811889 Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (18291911)


18891898 Otto Benjamin Andreas Aubert (18411898) Otto Benjamin Andreas Aubert.jpg
18981902 Thomas von Westen Engelhart (18501905) Thomas von Westen Engelhart.jpg
19021910 Viggo Ullmann (18481910) Portrett av Viggo Ullmann(2) crop.jpg
19101932 Guthorm Hallager (18641932)


19331938 Olaf Hegland (18851939)


19391959 Kornelius Bergsvik (18891975)
Removed from office 1940-1945 during the occupied government.
Kornelius Bergsvik.jpg
Oct 19401945 Christen Knudsen Jr. (18731964)
(WWII Occupied government)



1959Dec 1969 Tidemann F. Evensen (19051969)


Dec 19691973 Leif Hjørnevik (19101973)


19731976 Olav Haukvik (19281992)


19761987 Oddvar Berrefjord (19181999)


19871998 Kjell Bohlin (19282011)


1 Dec
1998
1 July
2004
Solveig Sollie (born 1939)


2 July
2004
2 July
2006
Arne Malme (born 1949)
(Acting governor)



3 July
2006
21 June
2018
Kari Nordheim-Larsen (born 1948)


22 June
2018
31 Dec
2018
Arne Malme (born 1949)
(Acting governor)



Office abolished on 1 January 2019, see List of county governors of Vestfold og Telemark

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hansen, Tore; Tjernshaugen, Andreas, eds. (22 June 2022). "Statsforvalter". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Berg, Ole T., ed. (15 July 2022). "Statsforvaltere, fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (14 October 2020). "Bratsberg Amt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties" . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. 25 October 1995. Retrieved 14 November 2022.