Hedmark County Municipality

Hedmark County Municipality Hedmark fylkeskommune
Former County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 60°47′43″N 11°04′59″E
Country	Norway
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
Administrative center	Hamar
Government
• County mayor	Dag Rønning
ISO 3166 code	NO-04
Transit authority	Hedmark Trafikk

Hedmark County Municipality (Norwegian: Hedmark fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Hedmark county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Hedmark was merged with the neighboring Oppland county, creating the new Innlandet county which is led by the Innlandet County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Hamar and the county mayor was Dag Rønning of the Centre Party.^[1]

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of all of the upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Hedmark Trafikk.^[2]

County government

The Hedmark county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) was made up of 33 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county. The final County Mayor was Dag Rønning.

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Hedmark fylkesting 2015–2019 ^[3]^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	16
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		33

Hedmark fylkesting 2012–2015 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	15
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	3
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		33

Hedmark fylkesting 2008–2011 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	14
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		33

Hedmark fylkesting 2004–2007 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	13
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	3
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		33

Hedmark fylkesting 2000–2003 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	18
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		43

Hedmark fylkesting 1996–1999 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	20
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	3
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		43

Hedmark fylkesting 1992–1995 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	19
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	7
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		43

Hedmark fylkesting 1988–1991 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	31
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		55

Hedmark fylkesting 1984–1987 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	32
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		55

Hedmark fylkesting 1980–1983 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	31
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	9
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		55

Hedmark fylkesting 1976–1979 ^[4]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	31
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	9
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		55

References

1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (17 January 2022). "Hedmark (tidligere fylke)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
2. Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
3. "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingsvalg 2015 - Hedmark". Valg Direktoratet. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
4. Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (18 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 (Hedmark)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.