List of County Governors of Troms

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This is a list of the County Governors of Finnmark county in Norway. The office of County Governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919).

In 1844, the Troms area were separated from Vardøhus amt to form the new Tromsø amt (county). For the first 22 years, the Tromsø and Vardøhus counties shared an amtmann. It wasn't until 1866 that Tromsø got its own county governor. In 1919, the name was changed to Troms fylke. On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami language name for the county was granted co-official (parallel) status along with Troms, so the names are Troms fylke (Norwegian) or Romssa fylka (Northern Sami).

The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries 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.

Names

The name of the county (Tromsø or Troms) and the word for county (amt or fylke) have changed over time. From 1844 until 1918 the title was Amtmann i Tromsø amt. Since 1 Jan 1919, the title has been Fylkesmann i Troms fylke.

List of County Governors

Troms county has had the following governors:

County Governors of Troms[1][2][3]
NumberStartEndName
118441853Anton Theodor Harris
(1804–1866)
218541857Carl Frederik Motzfeldt
(1808–1902)
318581869Mathias Bonsach Krogh Nannestad
(1815–1878)
418691889Christian Collett Kjerschow
(1821–1889)
518891914Boye Christian Riis Strøm
(1847–1930)
619151920Klaus Nord Hoel
(1865–1923)
719211928Otto Backe
(1874–1928)
819281938Johannes Gerckens Bassøe
(1878–1962)
919391940Gunnar Bjørn Nordbye
(1897–1940)
(acting)19401941Hans Gabrielsen[4]
(1891–1965)
(acting for
Gabrielsen)		19401941Hans Ougen Skotner
(1903–1987)
(WWII Occupied
government)		19411945Marcus Bull[5]
(1895–1974)
(acting)19451946Hans Ougen Skotner
(1903–1987)
1019461953Arne Aas
(1890–1953)
1119531977Kristian Even Haug
(1906–2000)
1219771991Martin Buvik
(1923–2018)
1319912000Leif Arne Heløe
(born 1932)
(acting)20002002Vilgunn Gregusson
(born 1936)
1420022005Vilgunn Gregusson
(born 1936)
1520052014Svein Ludvigsen
(born 1946)
(acting)20142017 Bård Magne Pedersen
(born 1958)
162017Elisabeth Aspaker
(born 1962)

References

  1. ↑ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ↑ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Hans Julius Gabrielsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Fjørtoft, Kjell (1997). Oppgjøret som ikke tok slutt (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 16. ISBN 82-05-24493-6.


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