List of county governors of Troms og Finnmark explained

The county governor of Troms og Finnmark county in Norway represents 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), then Norwegian: Fylkesmann (from 1919 to 2020), and then Norwegian: Statsforvalteren (since 2021).^[1]

Troms og Finnmark county was created on 1 January 2020 when the old Troms and Finnmark counties were merged. The county governor offices of Troms and Finnmark counties were merged on 1 January 2019 in anticipation of the merger of the two counties.

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.

Names

The title of the office was originally Norwegian: Fylkesmann i Troms og Finnmark but on 1 January 2021, the title was changed to the gender-neutral Norwegian: Statsforvalteren i Troms og Finnmark.

List of county governors

Troms og Finnmark has had the following governors:^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

For the county governors of this area before 2018, see:

• List of county governors of Troms
• List of county governors of Finnmark

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statsforvalteren / statsforvaltaren . 2022-02-03 . Regjerning.no . Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet . Norwegian.
2. Web site: Cahoon . Ben . 2000 . Norwegian Counties . 2018-08-02.
3. Web site: Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994 . regjeringen.no . Norwegian . 2018-08-02.
4. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671 . . . 2016-06-13 . Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian . 2018-08-02.