List of county governors of Hedmark
The county governor of Hedmark 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 Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the County Governor of Oppland into the County Governor of Innlandet.[1]
The large Akershus stiftamt was established in 1664 by the King and it had several subordinate counties (amt). On 11 April 1781, the large Kristians amt was divided into two: Hedemarkens amt (later named "Hedmark") in the east and Kristians amt (later named "Oppland") in the west. In 2020, Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county.[1]
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.[2]
Names edit
The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1781 until 1918, the title was Amtmann i Hedemarkens amt. From 1 January 1919 until 1 January 2019, the title was Fylkesmann i Hedmark fylke.[3]
List of county governors edit
Hedmark county has had the following governors:[1][2][3]
| County governors of Hedmark | |||
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| Start | End | Name | |
| 1781 | 1789 | Ditlev von Pentz (1744–1821) | |
| 1789 | 1802 | Andreas Høyer (1742–1817) | 
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| 1802 | 1804 | Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772–1860) | 
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| 1804 | 1816 | Claus Bendeke (1764–1828) | 
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| 1817 | 1821 | Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856) | .jpg)
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| 1821 | 1849 | Fredrik Hartvig Johan Heidmann (1777–1850) | 
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| 1849 | 1856 | August Christian Manthey (1811–1880) | 
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| 1856 | 1890 | Ludvig Kyhn (1817–1890) Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt (1864-1890). |
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| 1890 | 1890 | Truls Wiel Graff (1851–1918) Acting governor after Kyhn's death. Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt. |
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| 1890 | 1897 | Oscar Mørch (1845–1897) Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt. |
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| 1897 | 1898 | August Teilmann Wilhelmsen (1861–1906) Acting governor after Mørch's death. Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt. |
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| 1898 | 1915 | Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1846–1929) Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt. |
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| 1914 | 1916 | Johannes Irgens (1869–1939) Acting governor for Gram. Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt. |
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| 1916 | 1926 | Thorvald Løchen (1861–1943) Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt (1916-1918). |
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| 1926 | 1935 | Knud Iversen Øyen (1865–1942) | 
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| 1935 | 1953 | Knut Monssen Nordanger (1883–1965) (Imprisoned by WWII Occupied government in 1942.) |
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| 25 Jan 1942 |
1943 | Ole Vries Hassel (1894–1984) (WWII Occupied government) |
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| 1943 | 1945 | Halvor Pedersen Hektoen (1884–1960) (WWII Occupied government) |
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| 1954 | 1966 | Alf Frydenberg (1896–1989) | |
| 1966 | 1979 | Erling Anger (1909–1999) | |
| 1979 | 1981 | Annfinn Lund (1926–2001) | |
| 11 March 1981 |
17 March 1994 |
Odvar Nordli (1927–2018) | 
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| 1994 | 1996 | Kjell Borgen (1939–1996) | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Ola Skjølaas (1941–2006) Acting for Borgen |
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| 1 Oct 1996 |
31 Dec 2018 |
Sigbjørn Johnsen (1950–present) | 
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| April 1997 |
October 1997 |
Jon Arvid Lea (1948–present) Acting for Johnsen |
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| October 2009 |
February 2010 |
Tormod W. Karlstrøm[4] (1944–present) Acting for Johnsen |
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| February 2010 |
2013 | Sylvia Brustad[5] (1966–present) Acting for Johnsen |
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| 1 Jan 2019 |
31 Dec 2019 |
Knut Storberget (1964–present) | 
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| Office abolished on 1 January 2019. See List of county governors of Innlandet | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ a b Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Tormod W. Karlstrøm fungerer som fylkesmann" (in Norwegian). Country Governor Office of Hedmark. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Norwegian News Agency (2010-02-05). "Brustad blir fylkesmannvikar" (in Norwegian).