Former Counties of Norway
Aust-Agder
Governors
1680 - 1681 Jens Toller Rosenheim ............... 1636-1690
1681 - 1691 Jørgen Müller ....................... 1648-1695
1691 - 1811 The Governors of Kristiansand
1812 - 1815 Oluf Borch de Schouboe .............. 1777-1844
1815 - 1837 Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe .... 1782-1863
1837 - 1848 Henrik Harboe ....................... 1785-1848
1849 - 1860 Iver Steen Tholme ................... 1812-1889
1860 - 1863 Henrik Laurentius Helliesen ......... 1824-1900
1863 - 1868 Niels Wisløff Rogstad ............... 1814-1880
1868 - 1895 Niels Cornelius Bonnevie ............ 1827-1899
1895 - 1906 Nicolai C.G Prebensen ............... 1850-1938
1906 - 1908 Sigurd Lambrechts ................... 1863-1941
1908 - 1916 Sven Aarrestad ...................... 1850-1942
1916 - 1921 Hans Thomas Knudtzon ................ 1857-1921
1921 - 1942 Jonas Pedersen ...................... 1871-1953
29 Jan 1942 - 1945 Hans Henrik Petersen ................ 1886-1969
(Axis governor)
1945 - 1961 Nils Hjelmtveit ..................... 1892-1985
1961 - 1974 Henrik Svensen ...................... 1904-2007
1974 - 1983 Ebba Lodden ......................... 1913-1997
1983 - 1994 Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal ........... 1924-
10 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 2007 Hjalmar Inge Sunde .................. 1937-
01 Jan 2008 - 30 Sep 2009 Svein Åril .......................... 1946-
01 Oct 2009 - 31 Dec 2015 Øystein Kåre Djupedal ............... 1956-
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019 Stein Arve Ytterdahl ................ 1951-
Country Mayer (Borgemeister)
1964 - 1971 Andreas Holm
1972 - 1975 Kristen K. Flaa
1976 - 1983 Kristian Sundtoft ................... 1937-2015
1984 - 1995 Erik Mørch
1995 - 1999 Jon Fløistad
1999 - 2007 Oddvar Skaiaa
2007 - 2011 Laila Øygarden ...................... 1947-
2011 - 2015 Bjørgulv Sverdrup Lund
2015 - 2019 Tellef Inge Mørland ................. 1980-
Hedmard
Governors
1781 Johan Arnt Jentoft
(acting)
1781 - 1789 Ditlev von Pentz
1789 - 1802 Andreas Høyer
1802 - 1804 Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson
1804 - 31 Dec 1816 Claus Bendeke
01 Jan 1817 - 1821 Lauritz Weidemann
1821 - 1849 Frederik Hartvig Johan Heidmann
1849 - 1856 August Christian Manthey
1856 - 1890 Ludvig R. Kyhn
1890 Truls Johannesen Wiel Graff
1890 - 1897 Oscar Mørch
1897 - 1898 August Teilamnn Vilhelmsen
1898 - 1915 Gregers Winthur Wulfsberg Gram
1915 - 1916 Johannes Irgens
1916 - 1926 Torvald Løchen ...................... 1861-1943
1926 - 1935 Knud Iversen Øyen ................... 1865-1942
1935 - 31 Dec 1953 Knut Monssen Nordanger .............. 1883-1965
25 Jan 1942 - May 1945 Halvor Hektoen ...................... 1884-1960
(Axis governor)
01 Jan 1954 - 1966 Alf Frydenberg
1966 - 1979 Erling Anger ........................ 1909-1999
1979 - 1981 Anfinn Lund ......................... 1926-2001
1981 - 1993 Odvar Nordli ........................ 1927-2018
1994 - 22 Aug 1996 Kjell Borgen ........................ 1939-1996
22 Aug 1996 - 31 Dec 2019 Sigbjørn Johnsen .................... 1950-
Oct 2009 - 15 Feb 2010 Tormod Wilhelm Karlstrøm ............ 1944-
(acting)
15 Feb 2010 - 2012 Sylvia Kristin Brustad .............. 1966-
(acting)
County Mayors
27 May 1963 - 31 Dec 1967 Rudolf Hedemann ..................... 1889-1978
01 Jan 1968 - 31 Dec 1975 Bjorn Bakke
01 Jan 1976 - 1995 Sverre Kristian Fjeld
1995 - 2007 Siri Austeng ........................ 1944-
2007 - 2011 Arnfinn Nergård
2011 - 2019 Dag Rønning ......................... 1967-
Hordaland
1681 Bergenhus amt
1763 Divided into Northern and Southern Bergenhus
01 Jan 1919 South Bergenhus renamed Hordaland
01 Jan 2020 Part of Vestland
Governors
1815 - 1825 Wilhelm Friman Koren Christie
1825 - 1827 Christian Magnus Falsen
1827 - 1834 Georg Jacob Bull
1834 - 1852 Edvard Hagerup
1852 - 1859 Jens Schydtz
1859 - 1875 Paul Meyer Smit
1875 - 1884 Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Raeder
1884 - 1907 Justin Gottfried Andreas Hoffmann
1907 - 1918 Hroar Olsen
1918 - 1929 Kristian Friis Petersen
1929 - 1933 Ernst Andreas Johannesen
1934 - 1949 Gjert Lindebraekke
1940 - 1944 Christian Astrup
(Axis Governor)
1944 - 1945 Eberhard Romcke
1949 - 1966 Mons Lid
1966 - 1984 Lars Leiro
1984 - 1998 Håkon Randal ........................ 1930-2012
19 Mar 1998 - 19 Mar 2010 Svein Alsaker
19 Mar 2010 - 31 Dec 2019 Lars Sponheim
County Mayors
1976 - 1991 Ole Dramdal ......................... 1928-2004
1991 - 1999 Magnar Lussand
1999 - 2003 Gisle Handeland
2003 - 2011 Torill Selsvold Nyborg
2011 - 2015 Tom-Christa Nilsen
2015 - 2019 Anne Gine Hestetun
Nord-Trøndelag
24 Sep 1804 - 31 Dec 2017 Nord-Trøndelag separated from Trondhejms
01 Jan 2018 Part of Trøndelag
Governors
1805 - 1815 Kaspar Konrad Rafn
1815 - 1833 Christen Elster
1833 - 1857 Adam Johan Frederik Poulsen,
greve af Trampe
1857 - 1866 Frederik August Wessel-Berg
1867 - 1884 Carsten Smith
1884 - 1894 Lars Otto Roll Grundt
1894 - 1898 Ole Anton Quam
1898 - 1902 Halvor Bache Guldahl (1st Time)
1902 - 1916 Torvald Løchen
1916 - 1927 Halvor Bache Guldahl (2nd Time)
1927 - 1944 Haakon Martin Five
1940 - 1945 Torbjorn Eggen
(Axis governor)
1945 - 1959 Asbjørn Lindboe
1959 - 1964 Gustav Sjaastad
1964 - 1971 Ole Bae
1971 - 1979 Leif Granli
1979 - 1991 Ola Hansen Kveli
1991 - 31 May 2008 Inger Lise Gjørv
01 Jun 2008 - 02 Nov 2009 Oddbjørn Karmhus Nordset
02 Nov 2009 - 31 Dec 2017 Inge Ryan
County Mayors
01 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1955 Alf Eugen Karlsen
01 Jan 1956 - 31 Dec 1961 Peder Johnsen Arnstad
01 Jan 1962 - 1966 Johan Arnesen Vikan
1966 - 31 Dec 1967 Olav Benum
01 Jan 1968 - 1975 Knut Alfred Aas
1975 - 1991 Arne Sandnes
1991 - 1995 Kolbjørn Almlid
1995 - 1997 Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
1997 - 2003 Merethe Gudmundseth Storødegård
2003 - 17 Oct 2007 Erik Bartnes
17 Oct 2007 - 13 Oct 2015 Gunnar Johannes Viken
13 Oct 2015 - 31 Dec 2017 Pål Sæther Eiden .................... 1969-
Oppland
1757 Oplandenes amt split from Aggershuus
1781 Split into Christians and Hedermarkens amts
01 Jan 1919 Becomes Opland fylke
1949 Renamed Oppland
01 Jan 2020 Part of Innlandet
Governors
22 Feb 1757 - 23 Apr 1759 Mathias Collett
22 Jan 1760 - 12 Apr 1768 Christian Petersen
29 Jul 1768 - 04 Apr 1781 Christian Frederik Holck
27 Apr 1781 - 30 May 1811 Christian Sommerfeldt
28 Jul 1811 - 1821 Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt
1821 - 31 Dec 1851 Lauritz Weidemann
01 Jan 1852 - 1854 Hans Tostrup
1854 - 1859 Johan Christian Collett
1859 - 1869 Christian Jensen
1869 - 1878 Hans Thomas Meinrich ................. 1819-1878
1878 - 1900 Jan Greve Skjoldberg ................. 1832-1901
1900 - 1908 Peter Theodor Holst .................. 1843-1908
1908 - 1933 Sigurd Lambrechts .................... 1863-1941
1933 - 1947 Alfred Ihlen ......................... 1877-1961
1940 - 1945 .....
(Axis governor)
1947 - 31 Dec 1960 Hans Johan Gabrielsen ................ 1891-1965
01 Jan 1961 - 1976 Nils Kristoffer Handal ............... 1906-1992
1976 - 1981 Thornstein Treholt ................... 1911-1993
1981 - 2001 Knut Korsaeth ........................ 1932-2022
25 Jan 2002 - 14 Nov 2014 Kristin Hille Valla .................. 194
02 Feb 2015 - 31 Dec 2018 Christl Kvam ......................... 1965-
County Mayors
1999 - 2003 Hans Seierstad
2003 - 2011 Audun Tron
2011 - 2015 Gro Lundby
02 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2019 Even Aleksander Hagen ................ 1988-
Sogn og Fjordane
Governors
1763 - 1771 Joachim Knagenhielm
1771 - 1779 Magnus Theite
1779 - 1781 Ditlev von Pentz
1781 - 1788 Jonas Ramus Petersen
1788 - 1789 Niels Dorph Gunners
1789 - 1794 Peder Hersleb Harboe
1794 - 1802 Andreas Hiort
1802 - 1811 Niels Andreas Vibe
1811 Hilmar Meincke Krogh
1811 - 1814 Herman Gerhard Treschow
1814 - 1822 Christian Magnus Falsen
1822 - 1831 Edvard Hagerup
1831 - 1832 Frederik Riis
1832 - 1844 Christian Ulrik Kastrup
1844 - 1852 Hans Tostrup
1852 - 31 Dec 1860 Emil Aubert
01 Jan 1861 - 31 Dec 1869 Johan Collett Falsen
01 Jan 1870 - 1875 Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Raeder
1875 - 1889 Karl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen
1889 - 1902 Olaj Johan Olsen
1902 - 1910 John Utheim
1910 - 1930 Ingolf Elster Christensen
1930 - 1941 Hans Kristian Seip
1941 - 1944 Vidar Atne
(Axis governor)
1944 - 1945 Konrad Sundlo
(Axis governor)
1945 - 1971 Nikolai Schei
1971 - 1976 Arne Ekeberg
1976 - 1994 Ingvald Johan Ulveseth
01 Aug 1994 - 10 Jun 2011 Oddvar Johannes Flaete
10 Jun 2011 - 13 Aug 2018 Anne Karin Hamre
13 Aug - 31 Dec 2018 Gunnar O. Hæreid
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2019 Lars Sponheim
County Mayors
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1963 Ragnvald Terum Winjum
01 Jan 1964 - 31 Dec 1967 Nils Helgheim
01 Jan 1968 - 31 Dec 1975 Leif Iversen
01 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1987 Ola Magnus Hestenes
01 Jan 1988 - 31 Dec 1991 Julius Andreas Fure
01 Jan 1992 - 1995 Sjur Hopperstad
1995 - 31 Dec 1998 Knut O. Aarethun
01 Jan 1999 - 2011 Neils Reielson Sandal
2011 - 09 Nov 2015 Ashild Johanne Høivik Kjelsnes ...... 1957-
09 Nov 2015 - 31 Dec 2019 Jenny Følling ....................... 1962-
Sør-Trøndelag
01 Jan 2018 Part of Trøndelag
Governors
1804 - 1810 Erik Must Angell ................... 1744-1814
1810 - 1832 Frederik Christopher,
greve af Trampe ................... 1779-1832
1832 - 1840 Frederik Riis ...................... 1789-1845
1840 - 1857 Karelius August Artzen ............. 1802-1875
1857 - 1894 Carl Frederik Motzfeldt ............ 1808-1802
1894 - 1907 Lars Otto Roll Grundt .............. 1843-1907
1907 - 1921 Harald Bothner ..................... 1850-1924
1921 - 1940 Odd Sverressøn ..................... 1871-1944
1940 - 18 Feb 1947 Johan Cappelan ..................... 1889-1947
(German prisoner 1940-45)
1940 - 1942 Anton F.W Jakhelln Prytz ........... 1878-1945
(Axis governor)
1942 - 1945 Otto Grundtvig ..................... 1901-1966
(Axis governor)
1948 - 1958 Ivar Skjånes ....................... 1888-1975
1958 - 1963 Thor Skrindo ....................... 1910-1992
1963 - 1974 Nils Kristian Lysø ................. 1905-1977
1974 - 1986 Einar Hole Moxnes .................. 1921-2006
1986 - 1993 Reidar Due
1993 - 31 Oct 2011 Kåre Erling Gjønnes ................ 1942-2021
1997 - 1998 Roald Eriksen
(acting for Gjønnes)
1998 - 2000 Aage Rundbergat .................... 1947-
(acting for Gjønnes)
01 Nov 2011 - 03 Mar 2015 Jørn Aksel Krog .................... 1948-2015
03 Mar 2015 - 31 Dec 2017 Brit Skjelbred ..................... 1949-
(acting to 05 Feb 2016)
Country Mayors
1931 - 1936 Kristian Ramsvik ................... 1885-1966
1945 - 31 Dec 1947 Per Almaas ......................... 1898-1991
01 Jan 1948 - 1949 Per Borten ......................... 1913-2005
1958 - 1963 Einar Moxnes ....................... 1921-2006
1968 - 1971 Alf Nebb ........................... 1915-2006
1976 - 31 Dec 1979 Kristoffer Rein .................... 1912-1993
01 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1991 Ivar Ytreland ...................... 1926-2012
01 Jan 1992 - 15 Aug 2003 Arnt Frøseth ....................... 1945-
15 Aug 2003 - 31 Dec 2017 Tore Onshuus Sandvik ............... s.a
Troms og Finnmark
01 Jan 2020 Troms og Finnmark created by merger
of Troms and Finnmark counties
01 Jan 2024 Separated back into Troms and Finnmark
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Elisabeth Vik Aspaker .............. 1962-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Ivar Bühring Prestbakmo ............ 1968-
Vest-Agder
Governors
1671 - 1675 Robert Hamilton
1677 - 1681 Jens Toller Rosenheim
1681 - 1683 Daniel Knoff
1683 - 1685 Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz
1684 - 1692 Claus Røyem
1692 - 1699 Jørgen Hansen Burchart
1699 - 1711 Andreas Undall
1711 - 1718 Povel Juel
1718 - 1745 Vilhelm Reesen
1745 - 1768 Jens Stoud
1768 - 1771 Magnus Theiste
1771 - 1773 Frederik Georg Adeler
1773 - 1805 Peter Holm
1805 - 1810 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen
1810 - 1814 Adam Ditlev Wedell-Wedellsborg
1814 - 1815 Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe
1815 - 1836 Oluf Borch de Schouboe
1836 - 1846 Niels Artzen Sem
1846 - 1852 Carl Valentin Falsen
1852 - 1859 Mathias Bille Kjørboe
1860 - 1871 Niels Petersen Vogt
1871 - 1881 Jakob Krefting Bonnevie
1881 - 1889 Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef
1889 - 1906 Hans Georg Jacob Stang
1907 - 1928 Daniel Bremer Juell Koren
1928 - 1948 Hagbarth Lund
1940 - 1945 .....
(Axis governor)
1948 - 1954 Alf Frydenberg
1954 - 1966 Lars Evensen
1966 - 1982 Bue Fjermeros
1982 - 1998 Oluf Skarpness
1998 - 31 Dec 2015 Ann-Kristin Olsen
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019 Stein Arve Ytterdahl
County Mayors
19.. - 1987 Niels-Otto Haegland
1987 - 1995 Ludvig Hope Faye
1995 - 1999 Kjell Svindland
1999 - 2011 Thore Westermoen
2011 - 2019 Terja Damman
Vestfold og Telemark
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Vestfold and Telemark counties united
01 Jan 2024 County dissolved and separated back
into Vestfold and Telemark
Governors
01 Jan 2020 - 18 Nov 2022 Per Arne Lodding Olsen .................... 1961-2022
18 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 Fred-Ivar Syrstad ......................... 1968-
(acting)
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Terje Riis-Johansen ....................... 1968-
Viken
9.. - 995 Kingdom of Viken
01 Jan 2020 Viken created from the merger of Akerhus,
Buskerud and Ostfold
01 Jan 2024 Dissolved, former counties restored
Kings
9.. - 933 Guttorm Haraldson
933 - 935 Olav Haraldsson
960 - 963 Tyrgve Olavsson
963 - 995 Harald Gudrødsson "Graenske"
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Valgard Svarstad Haugland ................. 1956-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023 Roger Ryberg .............................. 1952-