Telemark County Municipality

Telemark County Municipality (Norwegian: Telemark fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Telemark, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 29 upper secondary schools. It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

Telemark County Municipality

Telemark fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
CountryNorway
Administrative centerSkien
Government
 • County mayorGunn Marit Helgesen
ISO 3166 codeNO-08
RevenueNOK 1,508
Employees1,544
Schools13
Transit authorityVestviken Kollektivtrafikk
Websitewww.telemark-fk.no

The county council is led by Gunn Marit Helgesen of the Conservative Party. The administration is located in Skien. The county municipality has 1,544 employees, and in 2007, a revenue of 1,508 million kr.[1]

2007 election
Party Votes % Change '99 Seats Change '99
Labour Party 27,054 36.5% +2.1%
Progress Party 16,226 21.9% +0.7%
Conservative Party 8,214 11.1% +1.3%
Centre Party 6,053 8.2% –0.3%
Christian Democrats 5,897 8.0% +0.1%
Socialist Left 4,773 6.4% –6.7%
Liberal 3,760 5.1% +2.1%
Red Electoral Alliance 1,409 0,7% -0,2%
Pensioners Party 495 0.7% +0.7%
Democrats 118 0,2% 0,0%
Coastal Party 95 0.1% +0.1%

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Upper Secondary Schools
  • Bamble Upper Secondary School
  • Bø vidaregåande skule
  • Croftholmen Upper Secondary School
  • Hjalmar Johansen Upper Secondary School
  • Kragerø Upper Secondary School
  • Lunde vidaregåande skule
  • Notodden Upper Secondary School
  • Porsgrunn Upper Secondary School
  • Rjukan Upper Secondary School
  • Skien Upper Secondary School
  • Skogmo Upper Secondary School
  • Søve Upper Secondary School
  • Vest-Telemark Upper Secondary School

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References
  1. Telemark County Municipality. "Telemark fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  2. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (2 October 2007). "Valgresultat 2007 Telemark" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  3. Telemark County Municipality. "Videregående skoler i Telemark" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009.


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