Nordland County Municipality

Nordland County Municipality 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.

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County government

The county municipality's most important tasks include secondary education, recreation, and cultural heritage. The county municipality is also responsible for all county roads and public transport. The county municipality has further responsibility for regional land-use planning, business development, power production, and environmental management. The county also has responsibility for providing dental health services.

County mayor

Since 1963, the County mayor of Nordland is the political leader of the county and the chairperson of the county council. Prior to 1963, the County governor led the council which was made up of all of the mayors of the rural municipalities within the county. Here is a list of people who have held this position:

1963-1963: Håkon O. Wika
1964–1967: Hilmar Hansen
1968–1971: Henry Forsaa
1971-1971: Petter Carl Reinsnes
1971-1975: Ottar Vollan
1976–1983: Odd Grønmo
1984–1995: Sigbjørn Eriksen
1995–1999: Alf Ivar Samuelsen
1999–2007: Jon Tørset
2007–2011: Mariette Korsrud
2011–2019: Sonja Alice Steen
2019–2023: Kari Anne Bøkestad Andreassen
2023-2027: Eivind Holst

County council

The county council is made up of 45 representatives that are elected by direct election by all legal residents every fourth year. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county. The county council typically meets about six times a year. The council follows a parliamentary system and has a county cabinet which functions as the head of the executive branch of the county municipality's duties. The cabinet is led by the Chairman of the County Cabinet. The head if the administration is the County Executive. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.