Anne Karin Hamre

Anne Karin Hamre (born 1965) is a Norwegian politician and civil servant. She served as the County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane county from 2011 until 2018.[1] She was the first woman to hold this position as well as the youngest governor in the country. She was also the last governor of Sogn og Fjordane because on 1 January 2019, she was replaced by the new County Governor of Vestland. Since she resigned in the fall of 2018, her assistant governor, Gunnar O. Hæreid was the acting governor until the end of the year.

Anne Karin Hamre
Governor of Sogn og Fjordane
In office 2011–2018
Preceded by	Oddvar Flæte
Succeeded by	Gunnar O. Hæreid
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 54–55) Leikanger, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Cand.polit.
Alma mater	University of Bergen
Profession	Civil servant

Starting in the fall of 2018, Hamre took a job in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development leading a department on regional development.[2]

References

1. Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
2. Tetenborg, Marie. "Fylket: Anne Karin Hamre skal framleis jobbe for distrikta når ho no skal til i ny jobb". Firda (in Norwegian).

Government offices
Preceded by Oddvar Flæte	County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane 2011–13 August 2018	Office abolished Office merged into County Governor of Vestland Gunnar O. Hæreid was named Acting Governor for the remainder of 2018.