Viken County Municipality


Viken County Municipality was the democratically elected regional governing administration of Viken county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the overseeing the county's 21 upper secondary schools, county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage. The public transportation in the county was managed by Brakar, Østfold Kollektivtrafikk, and Ruter. Ruter was co-owned with the city of Oslo.

County government

The Viken county council was made up of 87 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met about six times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the county mayor.

County council

The party breakdown of the council were as follows: