Hordaland County Municipality
Hordaland County Municipality (Norwegian: Hordaland fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Hordaland county, Norway. On 1 January 2020, the new Vestland county was established by merging the old Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties. The new county is governed by the new Vestland County Municipality.
Hordaland County Municipality Hordaland fylkeskommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Norway | |
| Country | Norway |
| Dissolved | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Administrative center | Bergen |
| Government | |
| • County mayor | Anne Gine Hestetun |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-12 |
| Revenue | NOK 3,300 million |
| Employees | 4,200 |
| Schools | 46 |
| Pupils | 17,000 |
| Transit authority | Skyss |
| Website | www |
The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 46 upper secondary schools, with 17,000 pupils. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county.
The county council had 57 members, and the final Chairman of the County Council was Anne Gine Hestetun of the Labour Party, while her deputy was Rune Haugsdal. Politically, the county municipality was led by a coalition between the Labour Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats.
Council membership
The county council for 2015–2019 party breakdown was as follows:
| Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 20 | |
| Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) | 7 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 12 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Red Party (Raudt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 57 | |
Transport
Public transport in Hordaland was the responsibility of the county municipality, including the city buses in the city of Bergen. Control of the city buses was transferred from the city to the county on 1 January 2008.
In 2007, the county municipality created the transit authority called "Skyss" that would market public transport while it would be operated by private companies based on public service obligation contracts. Prior to this, most routes had been operated by the private company Tide Buss and its predecessors.
References
- "Members of county councils, by party/electoral list1 and county. 2015" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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