Vestfold County Municipality

Vestfold County Municipality (Norwegian: Vestfold fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Vestfold county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Vestfold was merged with the neighboring Telemark county, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Tønsberg and the county mayor was Rune Hogsnes of the Conservative Party and the final chief administrative officer for the county municipality was Egil Johansen.[1]

Vestfold County Municipality
Vestfold fylkeskommune
Former County
Coat of arms of Vestfold County Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°16′13″N 10°24′57″E
CountryNorway
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
Administrative centerTønsberg
Government
 • County mayorRune Hogsnes
ISO 3166 codeNO-07
Revenue2.200 billion kr
Employees2,000
Schools7
Pupils8,500
Transit authorityVestfold Kollektivtrafikk
Websitewww.vfk.no

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the ten upper secondary schools with about 8,500 pupils in addition to Skiringssal Folk High School. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk.[2]

County government

The Vestfold county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) was made up of 39 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county. The final county mayor was Rune Hogsnes.

County mayors


County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Vestfold fylkesting 2015–2019 [3][4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 12
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2012–2015 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2008–2011 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2004–2007 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Vestfold List (Vestfoldlista)2
Total number of members:39
Vestfold fylkesting 2000–2003 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 10
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Hospital List (Sykehuslista)7
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1996–1999 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1992–1995 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1988–1991 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1984–1987 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 16
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1980–1983 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 18
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45
Vestfold fylkesting 1976–1979 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:45

References
  1. "Om Vestfold fylkeskommune". Vestfold County Municipality. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. Berg, Ole T., ed. (11 January 2022). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. "Tall for Norge: Fylkestingvalg 2015 - Vestfold" (in Norwegian). Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. Are Tvedt, Knut; Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, eds. (20 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting 1975-2015 (Vestfold)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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