Trøndelag County Municipality

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Trøndelag County Municipality
Trøndelag fylkeskommune
Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte
Coat of arms of Trøndelag County Municipality
Location in Norway
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 64°00′53″N 11°29′43″E / 64.0148°N 11.4954°E / 64.0148; 11.4954
CountryNorway
Administrative centerSteinkjer
Government
 • County mayorTomas Iver Hallem
ISO 3166 codeNO-50
Revenue4,300 million kr
Employees4,300
Schools32
Pupils17,000
Websitetrondelagfylke.no
Trøndelag County Council Composition

Trøndelag County Municipality (Norwegian: Trøndelag fylkeskommune or Southern Sami: Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Trøndelag county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 36 upper secondary schools, with 17,000 pupils. It administers thousands of kilometers of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.

County government[edit]

The Trøndelag county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 59 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører).

County council[edit]

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Trøndelag fylkesting 2020–2024 [1]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 2
  Red Party (Rødt) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 13
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:59
Trøndelag fylkesting 2018–2019 [1]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 31
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 12
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 14
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:78

Transport[edit]

Public transport in the county are operated on public service obligation contracts from the county municipality via the transportation authority company AtB AS (meaning A to B), and operations are performed by Boreal Buss, Nettbuss, Tide Buss and TrønderBilene (buses), Boreal Bane (tram), and Fosen Trafikklag and Kystekspressen (passenger ferries). County road are operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, though managed by the county municipality.

Schools[edit]

The county operates 32 upper secondary schools in the county.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (18 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Trøndelag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Våre skoler" (in Norwegian). Trøndelag fylkeskommune. Retrieved 8 May 2018.