Viken County Municipality

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Viken County Municipality
Viken fylkeskommune
Viken vapen.svg
Norway Counties Viken Position.svg
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°52′N10°22′E / 59.87°N 10.37°E / 59.87; 10.37
Country Norway
Administrative center Oslo
Government
  County mayor Roger Ryberg
ISO 3166 code NO-30
Schools58
Pupils40,000
Transit authority Brakar, Østfold Kollektivtrafikk, and Ruter
Roads5,353 kilometres (3,326 mi)
Website viken.no

Viken County Municipality (Norwegian : Viken fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Viken county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's 21 upper secondary schools, county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage. The public transportation in the county is managed by Brakar, Østfold Kollektivtrafikk, and Ruter. Ruter is co-owned with the city of Oslo. [1] [2]

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County government

The Viken county council (Norwegian : Fylkestinget) is made up of 87 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the county mayor (fylkesordfører).

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Viken fylkesting 20202023 [3]   
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)22
  People's Action No to More Road Tolls
(Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger)
3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)8
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)7
  Conservative Party (Høyre)22
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Red Party (Rødt)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)12
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:87

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References

  1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (19 February 2020). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Fakta og tall om Viken". Viken fylkeskommune (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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