List of County Governors of Oppland
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This is a list of the County Governors (Fylkesmenn) of Oppland
, Norway
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Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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| County Governors of Oppland | ||||
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| Start | End | Name | Born | Died |
| 1811 | 1821 | Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt | 1753 | 1821 |
| 1821 | 1851 | Lauritz Weidemann Lauritz Weidemann Lauritz Weidemann was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician. He served as county governor for almost 35 years, participated at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, and was a member of the Parliament of Norway for several periods.-Personal life:Weidemann was born at Toten as the... |
1775 | 1856 |
| 1852 | 1854 | Hans Tostrup Hans Tostrup Hans Tostrup was a Norwegian politician.He hailed from Hjelmeland, and was the son of infantry captain Nicolay Tostrup and a brother of goldsmith Jacob Tostrup. Another brother Christoffer co-owned the company Tostrup & Mathiesen... |
1799 | 1856 |
| 1854 | 1859 | Johan Christian Collett Johan Christian Collett Johan Christian Collett was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Johan Christian Collett was the son of Johan Collett , among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth . He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young... |
1817 | 1895 |
| 1859 | 1869 | Christian Jensen Christian Jensen Christian Jensen was a Norwegian politician.He served as County Governor of Kristians Amt from 1859 to 1869. While stationed here, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, 1865 and 1868. After a hiatus he was a deputy representative during the term 1874–1877, and re-elected for a final... |
1823 | 1884 |
| 1869 | 1878 | Hans Thomas Meinich | 1819 | 1878 |
| 1878 | 1900 | Jan Greve Skjoldborg | – | – |
| 1900 | 1908 | Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst Peter Theodor Holst was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1891-1893 and 1898-1900. Holst was an officer by profession, and was made Major General in 1899.-References:... |
1843 | 1908 |
| 1908 | 1933 | Sigurd Lambrechts | – | – |
| 1933 | 1947 | Alfred Ihlen | – | – |
| 1947 | 1961 | Hans J. Gabrielsen | 1891 | 1965 |
| 1961 | 1976 | Nils K. Handal | 1906 | 1992 |
| 1976 | 1981 | Thorstein Treholt Thorstein Treholt Thorstein Treholt was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the father of convicted Norwegian spy Arne Treholt.He was born in Skoger.... |
1911 | 1993 |
| 1981 | 2001 | Knut Korsæth Knut Korsæth Knut Villy Korsæth was a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Labour Party. Mainly working as a school director during his professional life, he was also involved in politics and sports administration where he lived... |
1932 | – |
| 2001 | – | Kristin Hille Valla Kristin Hille Valla Kristin Hille Valla is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.From 1989 to 1990, while the cabinet Syse held office, Hille Valla was appointed Minister of the Environment.... |
1944 | – |