List of County Governors of Sogn og Fjordane

This is a list of the County Governors of Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The office of County Governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the County Governor of Hordaland into the County Governor of Vestland.

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The county called Nordre Bergenhus amt was established by the King in 1763 when it was split off from the large Bergenhus amt. The seat of the amt was at Leikanger.

The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and Government. This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the county governor also monitors the activities of the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.

Names

The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1671 until 1918 the title was Amtmann i Nordre Bergenhus amt. From 1 January 1919 until 1 January 2019, the title was Fylkesmann i Sogn og Fjordane fylke.

List of County Governors

Sogn og Fjordane county has had the following governors:

County Governors of Sogn og Fjordane[1][2][3]
StartEndName
17631771Joachim de Knagenhielm
(1727–1796)
17711779Magnus Theiste
(1725–1791)
17801781Ditlev von Pentz
(1725–1791)
17811788Jonas R. Petersen
(1748–1804)
17881789Nils Dorph Gunnerus
(1751–1789)
17891794Peter Hersleb Harboe
(1755–1794)
17941802Andreas Hiort
(1740–1817)
18021811Niels Andreas Vibe
(1759–1814)
18111811Hilmar Meincke Krohg
(1776–1851)
Appointed, but never took office.
18111814Herman Gerhard Treschow
(1780–1836)
18141822Christian Magnus Falsen
(1782–1830)
18221831Edvard Hagerup
(1781–1853)
18311832Fredrik Riis
(1789–1845)
18331844Christian Ulrik Kastrup
(1784–1850)
18441852Hans Tostrup
(1799–1856)
18521860Michael Aubert
(1811–1872)
18611869Johan Collett Falsen
(1817–1879)
18701875Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder
(1817–1884)
18751889Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen
(1830–1914)
18891902Olaj Olsen
(1851–1920)
19021910John Utheim
(1847–1910)
19101930Ingolf E. Christensen
(1872–1943)
193025 July
1941		Hans Kristian Seip
(1881–1945)
26 July
1941		1 July
1944		Vidar Atne
(1909–1961)
Acting governor for WWII occupied government
1 July
1944		1945Konrad Sundlo
(1881–1965)
WWII occupied government
19451971Nikolai Schei
(1901–1985)
19711976Arne Ekeberg
(1925–present)
Acting for Ulveseth
19761994Ingvald Ulveseth
(1924–2008)
1 Aug
1994		2011Oddvar Flæte
(1944–present)
201113 Aug
2018		Anne Karin Hamre
(1965–present)
13 Aug
2018		31 Dec
2018		Gunnar O. Hæreid
(1970–present)
Acting governor
Office abolished.
See List of County Governors of Vestland

References
  1. Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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