Trøndelag County Municipality

Trøndelag County Municipality
Trøndelag fylkeskommune
County

Coat of arms

Location in Norway
Coordinates: 64°00′53″N 11°29′43″E / 64.0148°N 11.4954°E / 64.0148; 11.4954Coordinates: 64°00′53″N 11°29′43″E / 64.0148°N 11.4954°E / 64.0148; 11.4954
Country Norway
Administrative center Steinkjer
Government
 • County mayor Tore O. Sandvik
 • Chairman of Cabinet Odd Inge Mjøen
ISO 3166 code NO-50
Revenue NOK 4,300 million
Employees 4,300
Schools 32
Pupils 17,000
Website trondelagfylke.no

Trøndelag County Municipality (Norwegian: Trøndelag fylkeskommune, Southern Sami: Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte) is the democratically-elected governing administration of Trøndelag county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 36 upper secondary schools, with 17,000 pupils. It administers thousands of kilometers of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.

County council

The county municipality is made up of the county council (fylkesting) which is elected by direct election by all legal residents every fourth year. The next election will be held in 2019. The county council typically has about 30-50 members and it meets about six times a year. They are 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), Tore O. Sandvik.[1]

Trøndelag Fylkestinget 2018–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet31
 Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet5
 Conservative PartyHøyre12
 Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti3
 Green PartyMiljøpartiet De Grønne4
 Pensioners' PartyPensjonistpartiet1
 Red PartyRødt1
 Centre PartySenterpartiet14
 Socialist Left PartySosialistisk Venstreparti4
 Liberal PartyVenstre3
Total number of members:78

Transport

Public transport in the county was operated on public service obligation contracts from the county municipality via the transportation authority company AtB AS (meaning A to B) (web site), and operations are performed by Boreal Buss, Nettbuss, Tide Buss and TrønderBilene (buses), Boreal Bane (tram), and Fosen Trafikklag and Kystekspressen (passenger ferries). County road are operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, though managed by the county municipality.

Schools

The county operates 32 upper secondary schools in the county.[2]

  • Byåsen Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Charlottenlund Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Fosen Upper Secondary School
  • Gauldal Upper Secondary School
  • Grong Upper Secondary School
  • Heimdal Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Hemne Upper Secondary School
  • Hitra Upper Secondary School
  • Inderøy Upper Secondary School
  • Leksvik Upper Secondary School
  • Levanger Upper Secondary School
  • Malvik Upper Secondary School
  • Meldal Upper Secondary School
  • Melhus Upper Secondary School
  • Meråker Upper Secondary School
  • Mære Agriculture School
  • Olav Duun Upper Secondary School
  • Ole Vig Upper Secondary School
  • Oppdal Upper Secondary School
  • Orkdal Upper Secondary School
  • Rissa Upper Secondary School
  • Røros Upper Secondary School
  • Selbu Upper Secondary School
  • Skjetlein Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Steinkjer Upper Secondary School
  • Strinda Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Thora Storm Upper Secondary School
  • Tiller Upper Secondary School, Trondheim
  • Trondheim Cathedral School
  • Verdal Upper Secondary School
  • Ytre Namdal Upper Secondary School
  • Åfjord Upper Secondary School

References

  1. ↑ "Trøndelag county council". Trøndelag fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Våre skoler" (in Norwegian). Trøndelag fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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