Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality
Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils. It administrates 1,771 km of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.
The county council has 35 members, and Mayor of the County Council is Gunnar Viken while his deputy is Johannes Sandstad. The county cabinet is led by Anne Marit Mevassvik and has four members, from the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party. The administration is located in Steinkjer.Since 2013 the following members have formed the county cabinet:
- Anne Marit Mevassvik
- Terje Sørvik
- Tor Erik Jensen
- May Britt Lagesen
Party | Votes | % | Change '99 | Seats | Change '99 |
Labour Party | 18706 | 34,9 % | -2,6 % | 12 | -6 |
Centre Party | 12010 | 22,4 % | +1,4 % | 8 | -2 |
Socialist Left | 7252 | 13,5 % | +3,2 % | 5 | 0 |
Progress Party | 5517 | 10,3 % | +2,9 % | 3 | 0 |
Conservative | 4132 | 7,7 % | -1,8 % | 3 | -1 |
Liberal | 2568 | 4,8 % | -0,5 % | 2 | 0 |
Christian Democrats | 2563 | 4,8 % | -2,1 % | 2 | -1 |
Red Electoral Alliance | 347 | 0,6 % | -0,4 % | 0 | 0 |
Coastal Party | 228 | 0,4 % | 0,0 % | 0 | 0 |
Democrats | 44 | 0,1 % | 0,0 % | 0 | 0 |
Note: The number of seats was reduced from 45 to 35 in the 2003 election.County cabinet chairmen
- 2003–2011 Alf Daniel Moen, Labour Party
- 2011–2013 Ingvild Kjerkol, Labour Party
- 2013–present Anne Marit Mevassvik, Labour Party
County mayors
- 1963–1966 Johan A. Vikan, Centre Party
- 1966–1967 Olav Benum, Liberal Party
- 1968–1975 Knut Aas, Centre Party
- 1976–1991 Arne Sandnes, Centre Party
- 1992–1995 Kolbjørn Almlid, Centre Party
- 1995–1997 Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, Labour Party
- 1997–2003 Merethe Storødegård, Labour Party
- 2003–2007 Erik Bartnes, Centre Party
- 2007–present Gunnar Viken, Conservative Party
Deputy county mayors
- 1963 Martin Mørkved, Liberal Party
- 1964–1966 Olav Benum, Liberal Party
- 1968–1971 Petter Vekterli, Christian Democratic Party
- 1972–1979 Jarle Haugan, Liberal Party
- 1980–1987 Jon Åby, Liberal Party
- 1988–1991 Håvard Alstadheim, Liberal Party
- 1992–1995 Osvald Løberg, Socialist Left Party
- 1995–2003 Astri Wessel, Christian Democratic Party
- 2003–2011 Åse Marie Hagen, Labour Party
- 2011–present Johannes Sandstad, Christian Democratic Party
Schools
- Grong Upper Secondary School
- Inderøy Upper Secondary School
- Leksvik Upper Secondary School
- Levanger Upper Secondary School
- Meråker Upper Secondary School
- Mære Agriculture School
- Olav Duun Upper Secondary School
- Steinkjer Upper Secondary School
- Verdal Upper Secondary School
- Ytre Namdal Upper Secondary School
Subsidiaries
- Nord-Trøndelag County Gallery
- Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk
- Nord-Trøndelag Theatre
- TrønderBilene