Buskerud County Municipality Explained

Buskerud County Municipality
Native Name:Buskerud fylkeskommune
Native Name Lang:no
Settlement Type:Former County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Drammen
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Extinct Date:1 Jan 2020
Leader Title:County mayor
Leader Name:Roger Ryberg
Leader Title1:Chairman of Cabinet
Iso Code:NO-06
Blank Name Sec1:Revenue
Blank1 Name Sec1:Employees
Blank1 Info Sec1:1,800
Blank Name Sec2:Schools
Blank Info Sec2:13[1]
Blank1 Name Sec2:Pupils
Blank2 Name Sec2:Transit authority
Blank2 Info Sec2:Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk
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Buskerud County Municipality (Norwegian: Buskerud fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Buskerud county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Buskerud was merged with the neighboring counties of Akershus and Østfold, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Drammen and the county mayor was Roger Ryberg.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 13 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county. Public transport was managed through Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk.[2]

County government

The Buskerud county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) was made up of 43 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council was divided into standing committees and an executive board (Norwegian: fylkesutvalg) which met considerably more often. Both the council and executive board were led by the County Mayor (Norwegian: fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county. The final county mayor was Roger Ryberg.

County mayors

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buskerud County Municipality . Fylkeskommunens oppgaver . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928091353/http://www.bfk.no/Modules/Default.aspx# . 2007-09-28 . Norwegian . 2009-02-03.
  2. Encyclopedia: fylkeskommune . . . 2022-01-11 . Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian . 2022-02-05.