Nordland County Municipality

Nordland County Municipality

Nordland fylkeskommune
Nordland County Municipality Nordland fylkeskommune
County
	Coat of arms
	Location in Norway
	Coordinates: 67.280159°N 14.376849°E
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Bodø
Government
• County mayor	Kari Anne Bøkestad Andreassen
• Chairman of Cabinet	Tomas Norvoll
ISO 3166 code	NO-18
Employees	3,500
Schools	16
Pupils	9,500
Transit authority	None
Roads	4,113 km (2,556 mi)
Website	www.nfk.no

Nordland County Municipality (Norwegian: Nordland fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Nordland county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 16 upper secondary schools, with 9,500 pupils. It administers the county roads, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage. The administrative centre of the county is the town of Bodø.

Nordland County Council

County government

The Nordland county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 45 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county. The council is led by a county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører), and the council elects five members to be in the county cabinet (Norwegian: Fylkesrådet) which carries out the executive functions of the county.

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Nordland fylkesting 2020–2024 [1]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	12
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Red Party (Rødt)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	12
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		45

Nordland fylkesting 2015–2019 [2]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	17
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	5
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	9
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Red Party (Rødt)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Independent list (Uavhengig liste)	1
Total number of members:		45

Nordland fylkesting 2012–2015 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	20
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	8
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	12
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Red Party (Rødt)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 2008–2011 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	19
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	11
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Coastal Party (Kystpartiet)	1
	Red Party (Rødt)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 2004–2007 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	17
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	8
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Coastal Party (Kystpartiet)	2
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	9
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 2000–2003 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	17
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	6
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4
	Coastal Party (Kystpartiet)	2
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 1996–1999 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	18
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	9
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Nordland Health List (Nordland helseliste)	1
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 1992–1995 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	18
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	10
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	9
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
Total number of members:		53

Nordland fylkesting 1988–1991 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	30
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	5
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	15
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	7
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		71

Nordland fylkesting 1984–1987 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	31
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	16
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		71

Nordland fylkesting 1980–1983 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	28
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	18
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	7
	Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		71

Nordland fylkesting 1976–1979 [3]
Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	30
	Anders Lange's Party (Anders Langes parti)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	12
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	8
	New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		71

References

"Fylkestinget". Nordland fylkeskommune. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
"Fylkestingsrepresentantene 2015-2019" (in Norwegian). Nordlands fylkeskommune. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Nordland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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[1] "Fylkestinget". Nordland fylkeskommune. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[2] "Fylkestingsrepresentantene 2015-2019" (in Norwegian). Nordlands fylkeskommune. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[snl1-3] Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Nordland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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