Rogaland County Municipality Explained

Rogaland County Municipality
Native Name:Rogaland fylkeskommune
Settlement Type:County
Coordinates:58.965°N 5.7178°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Stavanger
Leader Title:County mayor
Leader Name:Marianne Chesak
Leader Title1:Chairman of Cabinet
Iso Code:NO-11
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Blank1 Info Sec1:3,500
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Blank2 Name Sec2:Transit authority
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Rogaland County Municipality (Norwegian: Rogaland fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Rogaland county, Norway. The responsibilities of the county municipality include the running of 29 upper secondary schools as well as managing the county roadways, public transport, dental care, cultural affairs, and cultural heritage. The county municipality also coordinates regional planning and economic development.[1] The Rogfast is a major road project that is being financed by the county municipality. The administration is located in the city of Stavanger.

County government

The Rogaland county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 47 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (Norwegian: fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (Norwegian: fylkesordfører).

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogaland county council. Rogaland county municipality . 2014-04-23. 2015-10-22.