Vestfold County Municipality

Vestfold County Municipality
Vestfold fylkeskommune
County

Coat of arms

Location in Norway
Country Norway
Administrative center Tønsberg
Government
  County mayor Per-Eivind Johansen
ISO 3166 code NO-09
Revenue NOK 2,200 million
Employees 2,000
Schools 07
Pupils 8,500
Transit authority Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk
Website www.vfk.no

Vestfold County Municipality (Norwegian: Vestfold fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Vestfold, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of ten upper secondary schools with 8,500 pupils in addition to Skiringssal Folk High School.[1] It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage. The county council has 39 members, and since 2011, Chairman of the County Council is Per-Eivind Johansen of the Conservative Party. Chief administrative officer is Egil Johansen.[2] The administrative seat is located in Tønsberg.

References

  1. "Utdanning" (in Norwegian). Vestfold County Municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. "Om Vestfold fylkeskommune". Vestfold County Municipality. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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