Troms og Finnmark County Municipality

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Troms og Finnmark County Municipality
Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune (Norwegian)
Romssa ja Finnmarkku fylkkagielda (Northern Sami)
Tromssan ja Finmarkun fylkinkomuuni (Kven)
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Location in Norway
Country Norway
Administrative center Tromsø, Vadsø
Government
  County mayor Ivar Prestbakkmo
   Chairman of Cabinet Bjørn Inge Mo
ISO 3166 code NO-54
Website www.tffk.no
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Troms og Finnmark County Council

Troms og Finnmark County Municipality (Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune (Norwegian), Romssa ja Finnmarkku fylkkagielda (Northern Sami), or Tromssan ja Finmarkun fylkinkomuuni (Kven)) was the regional governing administration of Troms og Finnmark county in northern Norway from 2020 to 2024. It had its administration in the city of Tromsø. It consisted of a 57-member county council and a 5-member county cabinet. [1]

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County government

The Troms og Finnmark county council (Norwegian : Fylkestinget) was made up of 57 representatives that were to be elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county. The council was led by a county mayor (Norwegian : Fylkesordfører), and the council elected five members to be in the county cabinet (Norwegian : Fylkesrådet) which carried out the executive functions of the county.

County council

The party breakdown of the council was as follows:

Troms og Finnmark fylkesting 20202024 [2]   
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)6
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)3
  Conservative Party (Høyre)8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Red Party (Rødt)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)14
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)6
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
  People of the Cap of the North (Nordkalottfolket)1
Total number of members:57

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References

  1. "Politikk" (in Norwegian). Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Fylkestinget" (in Norwegian). Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune. Retrieved 20 June 2020.