Aust-Agder County Municipality
Aust-Agder County Municipality Aust-Agder fylkeskommune | ||
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County | ||
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![]() Location in Norway | ||
Country | Norway | |
Administrative center | Arendal | |
Government | ||
• County mayor | Gro Bråten | |
• Chairman of Cabinet | Arild Eielsen | |
ISO 3166 code | NO-09 | |
Employees | 1,100 | |
Schools | 8 | |
Pupils | 4,500 | |
Transit authority | None | |
Website |
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Aust-Agder County Municipality (Norwegian: Aust-Agder fylkeskommune) is the county government for Aust-Agder county, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of eight upper secondary schools with about 4,500 pupils. It is also in charge of county-wide regional planning, county roads, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.[1]
The administrative centre of the county is the town of Arendal. The county council (Norwegian: Fylkesting) is the legislative body for the county. It has 35 members who are directly elected every four years. The executive powers of the county belong to the County Mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). Since 2017, this has been Gro Bråten of the Labour Party and the Deputy County Mayor is Jon-Olav Strand of the Christian Democratic Party. Stein Ytterdahl is the County Governor of Agder (since 2016, there has been one county governor for both Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties). The Governor is the representative of the King and Government of Norway in each county, functioning as the connection between the state and the municipalities.
Party Name | Name in Norwegian | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet | 11 | |
Progress Party | Fremskrittspartiet | 4 | |
Conservative Party | Høyre | 7 | |
Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti | 5 | |
Green Party | Miljøpartiet De Grønne | 1 | |
Pensioners' Party | Pensjonistpartiet | 1 | |
Centre Party | Senterpartiet | 3 | |
Socialist Left Party | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | 1 | |
Liberal Party | Venstre | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
References
- ↑ "Aust-Agder county". Aust-Agder County Municipality. Retrieved 2018-01-06.