Vest-Agder County Municipality

Vest-Agder County Municipality (Norwegian: Vest-Agder fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Vest-Agder, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 11 upper secondary schools as well as administering the over 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of county roadways, public transport system, 13 public dental clinics, nature/wildlife management, and culture/cultural heritage preservation. The budget for 2016 is approximately 2.2 billion kr.[1]

Vest-Agder County Municipality

Vest-Agder fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 58°27′N 07°13′E
CountryNorway
Administrative centerKristiansand
Government
 • County mayorTerje Damman
ISO 3166 codeNO-10
RevenueNOK 2,200 million
Employees1,650
Schools11
Transit authorityAgder Kollektivtrafikk
Roads2,000 km (1,200 mi)
Websitewww.vaf.no

The administrative seat is located in the town of Kristiansand. The county council (Norwegian: Fylkesting) is the legislative body for the county. It has 35 members who are directly elected every four years. The executive powers of the county belong to the County Mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). Since 2011, this has been Terje Damman of the Conservative Party and the Deputy County Mayor is Tore Askildsen of the Christian Democratic Party.[2] Ann-Kristin Olsen is the County Governor of Vest-Agder. The Governor is the representative of the King and Government of Norway in each county, functioning as the connection between the state and the municipalities.

Vest-Agder Fylkestinget 2015–2019
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 The Democrats (Demokratene)1
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)4
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)6
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:35

References
  1. "The county council". Vest-Agder fylkeskommune. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "Politisk ledelse" (in Norwegian). Vest-Agder Fylkeskommune. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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