| Vest-Agder County Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Vest-Agder fylkeskommune |
| Native Name Lang: | no |
| Settlement Type: | Former County |
| Coordinates: | 58.45°N 20°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vest-Agder |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Kristiansand |
| Leader Title: | County mayor |
| Leader Name: | Terje Damman |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman of Cabinet |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1 Jan 1976 |
| Extinct Title: | Disestablished |
| Extinct Date: | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Iso Code: | NO-10 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Revenue |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NOK 2,200 million |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Employees |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1,650 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Schools |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 11 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Pupils |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Transit authority |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Agder Kollektivtrafikk |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Roads |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 2000km (1,000miles) |
Vest-Agder County Municipality (no|Vest-Agder fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The county municipality was established on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Vest-Agder was merged with the neighboring Aust-Agder county, creating the new Agder county which is led by the Agder County Municipality.
The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 11 upper secondary schools as well as administering the over of county roadways, public transport system, 13 public dental clinics, nature/wildlife management, and culture/cultural heritage preservation. The budget for 2016 was approximately .[1] The administrative seat was located in the town of Kristiansand.
Ann-Kristin Olsen was the last County Governor of Vest-Agder. The Governor was the representative of the King and Government of Norway in the county, functioning as the connection between the state and the municipalities.
The Vest-Agder county council (no|Fylkestinget) is 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 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) who held the executive powers of the county. From 2011 until its dissolution in 2020, it was Terje Damman of the Conservative Party and the Deputy County Mayor was Tore Askildsen of the Christian Democratic Party.[2]
The party breakdown of the council is as follows: