List of county governors of Oppland

The county governor of Oppland 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 title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). The county governor was based in Lillehammer. On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the county governor of Hedmark into the county governor of Innlandet.[1]

Oppland coat of arms
Norway

The large Akershus stiftamt was established in 1664 by the king and it had several subordinate counties (amt). In 1757, the large Aggershus amt was divided and the northern part became the new Oplandenes amt (later named "Oppland"). In 1781, the eastern part of the county was split off to form the new Hedemarkens amt (later renamed Hedmark) and the remaining part of the county became known as Christians amt (later renamed Oppland). 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 1757 until 1781, the title was Amtmann i Oplandenes amt. From 1781 until 1877, the title was Amtmann i Christians amt. In 1877, the spelling was changed to Amtmann i Kristians amt. On 1 January 1919, the title was changed to Fylkesmann i Opland fylke. In 1949, the spelling of the name changed to Fylkesmann i Oppland fylke.[3]

List of county governors edit

Oppland county has had the following governors:[1][2][3]

County governors of Oppland
Start End Name
1757 1759 Mathias Collett (1708–1759)


1760 1768 Christian Petersen (1701–1775)


1768 1781 Christian Frederik Holck (1734–1781)


1781 1811 Christian Sommerfeldt (1746–1811)


1811 1821 Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt (1753–1821)


1821 1851 Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856)  
1852 1854 Hans Tostrup (1799–1856)


1854 1859 Johan Christian Collett (1817–1895)


1859 1869 Christian Jensen (1823–1884)  
1869 1878 Hans Thomas Meinich (1819–1878)  
1878 1900 Jan Greve Skjoldborg (1832–1901)


1900 1908 Peter Theodor Holst (1843–1908)  
1908 1933 Sigurd Lambrechts (1863–1941)


1933 1947 Alfred Ihlen (1877–1961)


1941 1945 Arve Nilsen Frøisland (1885–1983)
(WWII Occupied government)



1947 1961 Hans J. Gabrielsen (1891–1965)


1961 1976 Nils K. Handal (1906–1992)


1976 1981 Thorstein Treholt (1911–1993)


1981 2001 Knut Korsæth (1932–present)  
2001 2015 Kristin Hille Valla (1944–present)


2 Mar 2015 31 Dec 2018 Christl Kvam (1962–present)  
4 Mar 2016 31 Dec 2018 Sigurd Tremoen (1965–present)
Acting for Kvam



1 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019 Knut Storberget (1964–present)  
Office abolished on 1 January 2019.
See List of county governors of Innlandet

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2022-02-01.