Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality Explained

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality
Native Name:Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune
Native Name Lang:no
Settlement Type:Former County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Steinkjer
Extinct Title:Disestablished
Extinct Date:1 Jan 2018
Leader Title:County mayor
Leader Name:Gunnar Viken
Leader Title1:Chairman of Cabinet
Leader Name1:Anne Marit Mevassvik
Iso Code:NO-17
Blank Name Sec1:Revenue
Blank Info Sec1:NOK 1,800 million
Blank1 Name Sec1:Employees
Blank1 Info Sec1:1,700
Blank Name Sec2:Schools
Blank Info Sec2:12
Blank1 Name Sec2:Pupils
Blank1 Info Sec2:7,000
Blank2 Name Sec2:Transit authority
Blank2 Info Sec2:None
Blank3 Name Sec2:Roads
Blank3 Info Sec2:1771km (1,100miles)

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality (Norwegian: Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current 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 2018, when Nord-Trøndelag was merged with the neighboring Sør-Trøndelag county, creating the new Trøndelag county which is led by the Trøndelag County Municipality.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils. It administered the of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage. The administration is located in Steinkjer.

County government

The Nord-Trøndelag county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) was made up of 35 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 led by the County Mayor (Norwegian: fylkesordfører) who held the executive powers of the county along with a smaller group known as the county cabinet. The last county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag, was Gunnar Viken (Conservative Party) while his deputy is Johannes Sandstad (Christian Democratic Party). The county cabinet was led by Anne Marit Mevassvik and has four members, from the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party.

County council

The party breakdown of the council was as follows:

County cabinet chairmen

County mayors

Deputy county mayors

Schools

Subsidiaries