Norwegian county council election, 2003
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The 2003 county council election was held on Monday September 15, 2003 for all eighteen county councils
in Norway. The election was held parallel to the municipal council election.
County council (Norway)
A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...
in Norway. The election was held parallel to the municipal council election.
Votes
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Mayors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,928,300 | 100.0 | 787 | 19 | ||
| Labour Party Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... (Ap, Arbeiderpartiet) |
520,558 | 27,0 | 223 | 7 | ||
| Progress Party Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... (Frp, Fremskrittspartiet) |
346,020 | 17.9 | 137 | |||
| Conservative Party Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... (H, Høyre) |
344,171 | 17.8 | 128 | 3 | ||
| Socialist Left Party Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... (SV, Sosialistisk Venstreparti) |
251,551 | 13.0 | 102 | 1 | ||
| Centre Party Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... (Sp, Senterpartiet) |
155,137 | 8.0 | 80 | 4 | ||
| Christian Democrats (KrF, Kristelig Folkeparti) | 132,540 | 6.9 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Liberal Party (V, Venstre) | 71,026 | 3.7 | 30 | |||
| Pensioners Party Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party... (Pp, Pensjonistpartiet) |
1.7 | 8 | ||||
| Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament... (RV, Rød Valgallianse) |
1.5 | 8 | ||||
| Coastal Party Coastal Party The Coastal Party is a Norwegian conservative and centrist political party. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian EU membership. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the... (Kp, Kystpartiet) |
0.6 | 4 | ||||
| Democrats (D, Demokratene) | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
| Sunnmøre List Sunnmøre List Sunnmøre List is a local political party for Møre og Romsdal in Norway with focus on the Sunnmøre district. It has been represented in the county council for several periods, and in the 2007 election won three seats. In the 1985 Storting election they also ran for Storting office, but failed to... (Sl, Sunnmørslista) |
0.3 | 3 | ||||
| Green Party Green Party (Norway) The Norwegian Greens is a Norwegian political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local environmental election lists. The party has no members of parliament , but has some representation in municipal councils... (MDG, Miljøpartiet De Grønne) |
0.2 | |||||
| Vestfold List Vestfold List Vestfold List is a local political party for Vestfold in Norway. The sole goal of the party is to stop the use of toll plazas to finance the new E18 motorway through Vestfold. In the 2003 county council election the party got 4.5% of the votes and two seats in the county council.... (Vl, Vestfoldlista) |
0.1 | 2 | ||||
| Communist Party (NKP, Norges Kommunistiske Parti) | 0.1 | 0 | ||||
| Sami People's Party (Samefolkets parti) | 0.1 | 2 | ||||
| Other | 0.6 |
| County | Ap Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
Frp Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
H Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
SV Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
Sp Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
KrF | V | Pp Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party... |
RV Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament... |
Kp Coastal Party The Coastal Party is a Norwegian conservative and centrist political party. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian EU membership. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the... |
D | Sl Sunnmøre List Sunnmøre List is a local political party for Møre og Romsdal in Norway with focus on the Sunnmøre district. It has been represented in the county council for several periods, and in the 2007 election won three seats. In the 1985 Storting election they also ran for Storting office, but failed to... |
MDG Green Party (Norway) The Norwegian Greens is a Norwegian political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local environmental election lists. The party has no members of parliament , but has some representation in municipal councils... |
Vl Vestfold List Vestfold List is a local political party for Vestfold in Norway. The sole goal of the party is to stop the use of toll plazas to finance the new E18 motorway through Vestfold. In the 2003 county council election the party got 4.5% of the votes and two seats in the county council.... |
NKP | Sa | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akershus Akershus - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum... |
25.7 | 18.6 | 25.6 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | |||||||
| Aust-Agder Aust-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal.... |
22.0 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Buskerud Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:... |
30.6 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||
| Finnmark Finnmark or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens... |
30.2 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 4.7 | |||||||
| Hedmark Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The... |
39.8 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Hordaland Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen... |
23.1 | 21.5 | 19.1 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||
| Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:... |
19.4 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.2 | ||||
| Nordland Nordland is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is... |
31.1 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||
| Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag county municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils... |
34.9 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Oppland 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.... |
40.5 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||||
| Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
25.2 | 16.5 | 25.0 | 20.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | |||||||
| Rogaland Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%... |
18.6 | 23.2 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |||||
| Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde.... |
25.4 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 28.8 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag - References :... |
30.8 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Telemark Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:... |
34.5 | 21.2 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Troms Troms or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea... |
27.0 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||||
| Vest-Agder Vest-Agder In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding... |
17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 21.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | |||||
| Vestfold Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs... |
22.6 | 25.3 | 18.3 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| Østfold Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and... |
31.7 | 20.8 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Seats
| County | Total | Ap Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
Frp Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
H Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
SV Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
Sp Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
KrF | V | Pp Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioners. The party has never been elected to parliament, althouth former Arne Haukvik who was elected on the Centre Party list in 1993 joined the party... |
RV Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance was an alliance of left-wing groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary far-left ideals into the Norwegian parliament... |
Kp Coastal Party The Coastal Party is a Norwegian conservative and centrist political party. The party has district, fishing and coastal issues among its primary policies and is a staunch opponent of Norwegian EU membership. It was represented in the Norwegian Parliament from 2001 to 2005, and its predecessor, the... |
D | Sl Sunnmøre List Sunnmøre List is a local political party for Møre og Romsdal in Norway with focus on the Sunnmøre district. It has been represented in the county council for several periods, and in the 2007 election won three seats. In the 1985 Storting election they also ran for Storting office, but failed to... |
MDG Green Party (Norway) The Norwegian Greens is a Norwegian political party, formed in October 1988 from a number of local environmental election lists. The party has no members of parliament , but has some representation in municipal councils... |
Vl Vestfold List Vestfold List is a local political party for Vestfold in Norway. The sole goal of the party is to stop the use of toll plazas to finance the new E18 motorway through Vestfold. In the 2003 county council election the party got 4.5% of the votes and two seats in the county council.... |
NKP | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akershus Akershus - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum... |
43 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Aust-Agder Aust-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal.... |
35 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Buskerud Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:... |
43 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Finnmark Finnmark or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens... |
35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Hedmark Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The... |
33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Hordaland Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen... |
57 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:... |
47 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Nordland Nordland is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is... |
53 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag county municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils... |
35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Oppland 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.... |
35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
59 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Rogaland Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%... |
47 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde.... |
39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag - References :... |
35 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Telemark Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:... |
41 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Troms Troms or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea... |
37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Vest-Agder Vest-Agder In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding... |
35 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vestfold Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs... |
39 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Østfold Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and... |
35 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
County mayors
| County | Chairman | Party | Deputy | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akershus Akershus - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum... |
Hildur Horn Øien Hildur Horn Øien Hildur Jorunn Oliva Horn Øien is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was born in Narvik. She graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968. She then worked at the school Torstad in Asker from 1968 to 1990, then as manager for Kirkens SOS in... |
Christian Democrat | Siri Hov Eggen | Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
| Aust-Agder Aust-Agder is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal.... |
Oddvar Skaiaa | Christian Democrat | Laila Øygarden | Labour |
| Buskerud Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:... |
Tor Ottar Karlsen Tor Ottar Karlsen Tor Ottar Karlsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Rolvsøy and grew up in Åsgårdstrand. From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the county chapter of the Labour Party... |
Labour | Nils Peter Undebakke | Centre Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
| Finnmark Finnmark or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens... |
Kirsti Saxi Kirsti Saxi Kirsti Saxi is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark during the term 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009.... |
Socialist Left Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
Runar Sjåstad | Labour |
| Hedmark Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The... |
Siri Austeng Siri Austeng Siri Austeng is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during the term 1985–1989.... |
Labour | Marit Nyhuus | Socialist Left |
| Hordaland Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen... |
Torill Selsvold Nyborg Torill Selsvold Nyborg Torill Selsvold Nyborg is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party, since 2003 county mayor of Hordaland.... |
Christian Democrat | Tom-Christer Nilsen Tom-Christer Nilsen Tom-Christer Nilsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland. He has been a member of Hordaland county council since 1995 and group chairman for the Conservatives since 2001.... |
Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s... |
| Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:... |
Jon Aasen | Labour | Svein A. Roseth | Christian Democrat |
| Nordland Nordland is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is... |
Jon Tørset Jon Tørset Jon Tørset is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland during the terms 1985–1989 and 1997–2001. He also served as county mayor of Nordland from 1999 to 2007.... |
Centre | Marien Henriette Korsrud | Labour |
| Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag county municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils... |
Erik Bartnes Erik Bartnes Erik Bartnes is a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.He is a son of Inge Einarsen Bartnes and father of Inge Bartnes and Lars Erik Bartnes. He is from Beitstad in Steinkjer. He has worked in the Norwegian Agrarian Association and been mayor of Steinkjer. Following the 2003 county... |
Centre | Åse Marie Hagen Åse Marie Hagen Åse Marie Hagen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, from Steinkjer.After the 2007 county election she was appointed deputy county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag. She had behind her a coalition of Labour, Christian, Liberal and Conservative.... |
Labour |
| Oppland 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.... |
Audun Tron Audun Tron Audun Tron is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 1987 to 1999, Tron was the mayor of Lillehammer. As such he played a role in the 1994 Winter Olympics... |
Labour | Aksel Hagen Aksel Hagen Aksel Hagen is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting, representing the Socialist Left Party in the county of Oppland. He was elected to parliament following the 2009 parliamentary election by winning Oppland's leveling seat... |
Socialist Left |
| Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen is a Norwegian politician. He was the mayor of Oslo, representing the Conservative Party, from 1995 to 2007. He stepped down on 23 August 2007 following the Swiss bank-account scandal.... |
Conservative | Svenn Kristiansen Svenn Kristiansen Svenn Erik Kristiansen is a Norwegian teacher turned politician. He served as deputy mayor of Oslo for a period before becoming mayor of Oslo for a period in 2007, when Per Ditlev-Simonsen resigned. Following the Norwegian local elections, 2007 Kristiansen did not continue as mayor.-References:*... |
Progress Party Progress Party (Norway) The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist... |
| Rogaland Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%... |
Roald Bergsaker | Conservative | Reidun Korsvoll | Labour |
| Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde.... |
Nils R. Sandal Nils R. Sandal Nils Reielson Sandal is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the term 1997–2001.... |
Centre | Tor Bremer Tor Bremer Tor Bremer is a farmer and politician from Luster, Norway in Sogn og Fjordane municipality. He was deputy mayor of the municipality from 2003-2007 for the Arbeiderpartiet... |
Labour |
| Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag - References :... |
Tore O. Sandvik Tore O. Sandvik Tore Onshuus Sandvik is a Norwegian politician. Since 2003, he has been County Mayor of Sør-Trøndelag county municipality.-Biography:... |
Labour | Beate Marie Dahl Eide | Centre |
| Telemark Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:... |
Gunn Marit Helgesen Gunn Marit Helgesen Gunn Marit Helgesen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.Helgesen has been a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament since 1993. Since 2003 she is county mayor of Telemark. From 1995 to 2003 she was deputy county mayor... |
Conservative | Lars Bjaadal | Centre |
| Troms Troms or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea... |
Ronald Rindestu | Centre | Ane Marthe Aasen | Christian Democrats |
| Vest-Agder Vest-Agder In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding... |
Thore Westermoen Thore Westermoen Thore Westermoen is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He is the son of Toralf Westermoen, who among other things is a former member of the national parliament... |
Christian Democrat | Toril Runden | Labour |
| Vestfold Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs... |
Tove Lisbeth Vasvik | Labour | Svein Kristian Waale | Christian Democrat |
| Østfold Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and... |
Arne Øren Arne Øren Arne Øren is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.mag. degree in 1968, and later took courses which enabled him to be a teacher. He taught in middle schools in Slemmestad, Spikkestad and Rolvsøy until 1982.He was elected to the municipal... |
Labour | Svein Christoffersen | Christian Democrat |
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| Hedmark Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The... |
Reidar Åsgård Reidar Åsgård Reidar Åsgård is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Following the 2007 elections Åsgård is the mayor of the Norwegian municipality of Engerdal in Hedmark... |
Labour, Socialist Left |
| Nordland Nordland is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is... |
Odd Eriksen Odd Eriksen Odd Eriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In addition to his political career he gained national fame after stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.-Career:... |
Labour, Socialist Left |
| Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag county municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils... |
Alf Daniel Moen Alf Daniel Moen Alf Daniel Moen is a Norwegian forester and politician for the Labour Party.He lives in Hegra and was mayor of Stjørdal from 1986–94 and from 1995–99. Moen has been leader of the county cabinet of Nord-Trøndelag county municipality since 2003, and was reelected in 2007... |
Labour, Centre |
| Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Erling Lae Erling Lae Erling Lae is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo, is a cand.philol. by education and formerly worked as a journalist. From 1981 to 1985 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration. He was elected to Oslo city council in 1991,... |
Conservative, Progress |
| Troms Troms or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea... |
Paul Dahlø | Labour, Centre, Christian Democrat, Coastal |