List of county governors of Aust-Agder explained

The county governor of Aust-Agder 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 2016, the office was merged with the county governor of Vest-Agder into the county governor of Aust- og Vest-Agder in preparation for the merger of the two counties on 1 January 2020.

The diocesan county called Stavanger stiftamt was established in 1669 by the king, and it had several subordinate counties (amt) including Agdesiden amt. In 1671, Agdesiden amt was divided into Lister og Mandals amt (later called Vest-Agder) and Nedenæs amt (later called Aust-Agder). In 1682, the Stavanger stiftamt headquarters was moved to the town of Christianssand and renamed Christianssand stiftamt. The seat of Nedenæs amt was in the town of Arendal. In 1919, the county was renamed Aust-Agder. In 2020, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties were merged into Agder county.

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 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 Nedenæs amt. From 1919 until 2016, the title was Fylkesmann i Aust-Agder fylke.

List of county governors

Aust-Agder county has had the following governors:[1] [2] [3]

County governors of Nedenæs amt
StartEndName
16711679Ove Juul (1615 - 1688)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
16801681Jens Toller Rosenheim (1636 - 1690)


16811691Jørgen Müller (1648 - 1695)


16911694Christian Stockfleth (1639 - 1704)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1691–1692).
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt (1691–1692).
16911692Claus Røyem (1638 - 1692)
(Acting for Stockfleth while he served as envoy to Sweden.)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1691–1692).
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt (1691–1692).
16941700Mats de Tonsberg (1640 - 1705)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17001711Christian Frederik Powisch (c. 1650 - 1711)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17111718Henrik Adeler (1660 - 1718)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17181728Johan Sigismund Hassius Lillienpalm (1664 - 1729)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17281730Alexander Frederik Møsting (1680 - 1737)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17301738Johan Albrecht With (1683 - 1754)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17381742Carl Juel (1706 - 1767)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17421746Heinrich von Reuss (1707 - 1783)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17461751Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner (1699 - 1768)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



17511766Frederik Adeler (1700 - 1766)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17671767Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt (1733 - 1776)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17671781Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717 - 1781)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17811788Frederik Georg Adeler (1736 - 1810)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17881789Frederik Moltke (1754 - 1836)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
17891800Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (1754 - 1829)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18001804Otto Joachim Moltke (1770 - 1853)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
18041810Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772 - 1860)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.
18101812Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen (1777 - 1836)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18121815Oluf Borch de Schouboe (1777 - 1844)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Christianssand stiftamt.



18151837Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe (1782 - 1863)


18371848Henrik Harboe (1785 - 1848)
18491860Iver Steen Thomle (1812 - 1889)
18601863Henrik Laurentius Helliesen (1824 - 1900)
18631868Niels Wisløff Rogstad (1814 - 1880)


18681895Niels Cornelius Bonnevie (1827 - 1899)


18961906Nicolai C.G. Prebensen (1850 - 1938)
19061908Sigurd Lambrechts (1863 - 1941)


19081916Sven Aarrestad (1850 - 1942)
19171919Hans Thomas Knudtzon (1857 - 1921)


County governors of Aust-Agder fylke
19191921Hans Thomas Knudtzon (1857 - 1921)


192124 Jan
1942
Jonas Pedersen (1871 - 1953)


29 Jan
1942
7 May
1945
Hans Henrik Petersen[4] (1886 - 1969)
(WWII Occupied government)
8 May
1945
1 Dec
1945
Eilif Løvrak Holmesland[5] (1896 - 1959)
(Acting governor after the occupation ended.)



19451961Nils Hjelmtveit (1892 - 1985)
19611974Henrik Svensen (1904 - 2007)


19741983Ebba Lodden (1913 - 1997)


19831994Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal (1924 - 2019)
10 Jan
1995
31 Dec
2007
Hjalmar Inge Sunde (born 1937)


1 Jan
2008
30 Sep
2009
Svein Åril (born 1946)
(Acting for Djupedal while he finished his term in Parliament.)



1 Oct
2009
31 Dec
2015
Øystein Djupedal (born 1960)
Office abolished on 1 January 2016, see List of county governors of Agder

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cahoon . Ben . 2000 . Norwegian Counties . 2020-10-25.
  2. Web site: Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994 . 24 October 1995 . 2020-10-25 . regjeringen.no . Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671 . . . 2016-06-13 . Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian . 2020-10-25.
  4. News: Lid . Geir . 7 March 2009 . Mannen som forsvant fra historien . Norwegian . 32–35 . Agderposten.
  5. Web site: Eilif Løvrak Holmesland . 2020-10-27 . Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) . Norwegian.