The county governor of Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway represented the central government administration in the county. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway; the title was Norwegian: Amtmann (before 1919) and then Norwegian: Fylkesmann (after 1919). On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the county governor of Hordaland into the county governor of Vestland.
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. Prior to 1919, this county was subordinate to the diocesan governor of Bergen.
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.
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.
Sogn og Fjordane county has had the following governors:[1] [2] [3]
| County governors of Sogn og Fjordane | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Name | ||
| 1763 | 1771 | Joachim de Knagenhielm (1727 - 1796) | ||
| 1771 | 1779 | Magnus Theiste (1725 - 1791) | ||
| 1780 | 1781 | Ditlev von Pentz (1725 - 1791) | ||
| 1781 | 1788 | Jonas R. Petersen (1748 - 1804) | ||
| 1788 | 1789 | Nils Dorph Gunnerus (1751 - 1789) | ||
| 1789 | 1794 | Peter Hersleb Harboe (1755 - 1794) | ||
| 1794 | 1802 | Andreas Hiort (1740 - 1817) | ||
| 1802 | 1811 | Niels Andreas Vibe (1759 - 1814) | ||
| 1811 | 1811 | Hilmar Meincke Krohg (1776 - 1851) Appointed, but never took office. | ||
| 1811 | 1814 | Herman Gerhard Treschow (1780 - 1836) | ||
| 1814 | 1822 | Christian Magnus Falsen (1782 - 1830) | ||
| 1822 | 1831 | Edvard Hagerup (1781 - 1853) | ||
| 1831 | 1832 | Fredrik Riis (1789 - 1845) | ||
| 1833 | 1844 | Christian Ulrik Kastrup (1784 - 1850) | ||
| 1844 | 1852 | Hans Tostrup (1799 - 1856) | ||
| 1852 | 1860 | Michael Aubert (1811 - 1872) | ||
| 1861 | 1869 | Johan Collett Falsen (1817 - 1879) | ||
| 1870 | 1875 | Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (1817 - 1884) | ||
| 1875 | 1889 | Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830 - 1914) | ||
| 1889 | 1902 | Olaj Olsen (1851 - 1920) | ||
| 1902 | 1910 | John Utheim (1847 - 1910) | ||
| 1910 | 1930 | Ingolf E. Christensen (1872 - 1943) | ||
| 1930 | 25 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 | 1945 | Konrad Sundlo (1881 - 1965) (WWII occupied government) | ||
| 1945 | 1971 | Nikolai Schei (1901 - 1985) | ||
| 1971 | 1976 | Arne Ekeberg (1925 - present) (Acting for Ulveseth) | ||
| 1976 | 1994 | Ingvald Ulveseth (1924 - 2008) | ||
| 1 Aug 1994 | 2011 | Oddvar Flæte (1944 - present) | ||
| 2011 | 13 Aug 2018 | Anne Karin Hamre (1965 - present) | ||
| 13 Aug 2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | Gunnar O. Hæreid (1970 - present) (Acting governor) | ||
| Office abolished on 1 January 2019. See List of county governors of Vestland | ||||