Oppland County Municipality

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Oppland County Municipality
Oppland fylkeskommune
Former County
Oppland vapen.svg
Coat of arms
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Location in Norway
Coordinates: 61°07′02″N10°27′53″E / 61.1173°N 10.4646°E / 61.1173; 10.4646
Country Norway
Disestablished31 Dec 2019
Administrative center Lillehammer
Government
 • County mayor Even Aleksander Hagen
ISO 3166 code NO-05
Revenue NOK 3,300 million
Employees1,800 [1]
Schools13
Transit authority Opplandstrafikk

Oppland County Municipality (Norwegian : Oppland fylkeskommune) 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.

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The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 13 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Opplandstrafikk. [1]

Schools

The county municipality ran the following schools (prior to the merger with Hedmark in 2020): [2]

County government

The Oppland county council (Norwegian : Fylkestinget) was made up of 37 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county. The final County Mayor was Even Aleksander Hagen.

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Oppland fylkesting 2015–2019 [3] [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)2
  Conservative Party (Høyre)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:37
Oppland fylkesting 2012–2015 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)17
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:37
Oppland fylkesting 2008–2011 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
  Conservative Party (Høyre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:37
Oppland fylkesting 2004–2007 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høyre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:37
Oppland fylkesting 2000–2003 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)19
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høyre)6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:45
Oppland fylkesting 1996–1999 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:45
Oppland fylkesting 1992–1995 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)24
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høyre)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)12
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:55
Oppland fylkesting 1988–1991 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)28
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høyre)7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Oppland fylkesting 1984–1987 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)30
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høyre)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Oppland fylkesting 1980–1983 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)28
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høyre)9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)2
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:55
Oppland fylkesting 1976–1979 [4]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)30
  Conservative Party (Høyre)5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:55

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References

  1. 1 2 Oppland County Municipality. "Fylkeskommunens oppgaver" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 February 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Oppland County Municipality. "Skolene" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingsvalg 2015 - Oppland" (in Norwegian). Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (11 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 (Oppland)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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