Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality (Norwegian: Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils. It administrates 1,771 km of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Steinkjer
Government
• County mayor	Gunnar Viken
• Chairman of Cabinet	Anne Marit Mevassvik
ISO 3166 code	NO-17
Revenue	NOK 1,800 million
Employees	1,700
Schools	12
Pupils	7,000
Transit authority	None
Roads	1,771 km (1,100 mi)
Website	www.ntfk.no

The county council has 35 members, and Mayor of the County Council is Gunnar Viken (Conservative Party) while his deputy is Johannes Sandstad (Christian Democratic Party). The county cabinet is led by Anne Marit Mevassvik and has four members, from the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party. The administration is located in Steinkjer.

County cabinet

County mayor Gunnar Viken and the members of the county cabinet. From the left: Sørvik, Lagesen, Mevassvik and Jensen

Since 2013 the following members have formed the county cabinet:

• Anne Marit Mevassvik (Chairman of the County Cabinet, Labour Party)
• Terje Sørvik (Councilor of Regional Development, Labour Party)
• Tor Erik Jensen (Councilor of Transport, Conservative Party)
• May Britt Lagesen (Councilor of Education and Culture, Labour Party)

2003 election

The administration building in Steinkjer

Party	Votes	%	Change '99	Seats	Change '99
Labour Party	18706	34,9 %	-2,6 %	12	-6
Centre Party	12010	22,4 %	+1,4 %	8	-2
Socialist Left	7252	13,5 %	+3,2 %	5	0
Progress Party	5517	10,3 %	+2,9 %	3	0
Conservative	4132	7,7 %	-1,8 %	3	-1
Liberal	2568	4,8 %	-0,5 %	2	0
Christian Democrats	2563	4,8 %	-2,1 %	2	-1
Red Electoral Alliance	347	0,6 %	-0,4 %	0	0
Coastal Party	228	0,4 %	0,0 %	0	0
Democrats	44	0,1 %	0,0 %	0	0

Note: The number of seats was reduced from 45 to 35 in the 2003 election.

County cabinet chairmen

• 2003–2011 Alf Daniel Moen, Labour Party
• 2011–2013 Ingvild Kjerkol, Labour Party
• 2013–present Anne Marit Mevassvik, Labour Party

County mayors

Gunnar Viken of the Conservative Party has been county mayor since 2007

• 1963–1966 Johan A. Vikan, Centre Party
• 1966–1967 Olav Benum, Liberal Party
• 1968–1975 Knut Aas, Centre Party
• 1976–1991 Arne Sandnes, Centre Party
• 1992–1995 Kolbjørn Almlid, Centre Party
• 1995–1997 Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, Labour Party
• 1997–2003 Merethe Storødegård, Labour Party
• 2003–2007 Erik Bartnes, Centre Party
• 2007–present Gunnar Viken, Conservative Party

Deputy county mayors

• 1963 Martin Mørkved, Liberal Party
• 1964–1966 Olav Benum, Liberal Party
• 1968–1971 Petter Vekterli, Christian Democratic Party
• 1972–1979 Jarle Haugan, Liberal Party
• 1980–1987 Jon Åby, Liberal Party
• 1988–1991 Håvard Alstadheim, Liberal Party
• 1992–1995 Osvald Løberg, Socialist Left Party
• 1995–2003 Astri Wessel, Christian Democratic Party
• 2003–2011 Åse Marie Hagen, Labour Party
• 2011–present Johannes Sandstad, Christian Democratic Party

Schools

• Grong Upper Secondary School
• Inderøy Upper Secondary School
• Leksvik Upper Secondary School
• Levanger Upper Secondary School
• Meråker Upper Secondary School
• Mære Agriculture School
• Olav Duun Upper Secondary School
• Steinkjer Upper Secondary School
• Verdal Upper Secondary School
• Ytre Namdal Upper Secondary School

Subsidiaries

A county-owned power station in Røyrvik

• Nord-Trøndelag County Gallery (Gallery)
• Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (Power company)
• Nord-Trøndelag Theatre (Theatre)
• TrønderBilene (34%, Bus company)