Counties of Norway
Agder
01 Jan 2020 Adger county created out of the merger of
East and West Agder
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - Stein Arve Ytterdahl ............... 1951-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Arne Thomassen ..................... 1959-
Innlandet
01 Jan 2020 Innlandet created from the merger of
Oppland and Hedmark
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - Knut Storbeget ..................... 1964-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Even Aleksander Hagen .............. 1988-
Møre ag Romsdal
Governors
1671 - 1675 Christian Lindenow
1675 - 1677 Frederik von Offenberg
1677 - 1681 Daniel Knoff
1681 - 1691 Jonas Lilienskiold
1691 - 1700 Iver von Ahnen
1700 - 1703 Hans Lilienskiold
1703 - 1719 Hans Hanssen Nobel
1720 - 1729 Erik Must
1729 - 1730 Michael Worm
1730 - 1742 Christian Sørensen Solgaard
1742 - 1751 Christian Ulrich Tønder
1751 - 1773 Nils Krog Collin
1773 - 1800 Even Hammer
1800 - 1811 Ole Hannibal Sommerfeldt
1811 - 1840 Hilmar Meincke Krogh
1840 - 1853 Gudbrand Thesen
1853 - 1893 Nils Weyer Arveschoug
1893 - 1902 Ludvig Arnoldus Leth
1902 - 1906 Alexander Lange Kielland
1906 - 1913 Birger Kildal ....................... 1849-1913
1914 - 1928 Oddmund Vik ......................... 1858-1930
1928 - 1952 Trygve Utheim ....................... 1884-1952
1940 - 1945 Erling Kvadsheim .................... 1885-1958
(Axis governor)
1952 - 1958 Olav Berntsen Oksvik ................ 1887-1958
1958 - 1966 Erling Anger ........................ 1909-1999
1966 - 1972 Erling Sandene ...................... 1921-2015
1972 - 1977 Kåre Ellingsgård .................... 1926-
1977 - 31 Dec 2001 Alv Jacob Fostervoll ................ 1932-2015
01 Jan 2002 - 30 Sep 2009 Ottar Befring ....................... 1939-
01 Oct 2009 - Lodve Solholm ....................... 1949-
County Mayors
1964 - 31 Dec 1967 Trygve Sildnes (1st Time)
01 Jan 1968 - 31 Dec 1971 Jon Strømsheim
01 Jan 1972 - 31 Dec 1974 Trygve Sildnes (2nd Time)
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1975 Johan Kristoffer Winther Skipnes .... 1909-2005
01 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1983 Kjell Furnes ........................ 1936-
01 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1991 Lars Ramstad
01 Jan 1992 - 1995 Grethe Bjørlo
1995 - 2003 Ole Øverland
2003 - 22 Oct 2007 Jon Sverre Aasen (1st Time) ......... 1951-
22 Oct 2007 - 09 Oct 2011 Olav Bratland
10 Oct 2011 - 23 Sep 2019 Jon Sverre Aasen (2nd Time)
23 Sep 2019 - Tove-Lisa Torve ..................... 1964-
Nordland
Governors
1669 - 1686 Knud Gjedde
1686 - 1691 Christian Kruse
1691 - 1694 Peter Christoffersen Tønder
1694 - 1703 Christoffer Heidermann
1703 - 1704 Frederik Split
1704 - 1751 Ove Sørensen Schjelderup
1751 - 1767 Hans Hagerup de Gyldebpalm
1767 - 1771 Peter Holm
1771 - 1789 Joachim de Knagenhielm
1789 - 1811 Christian Torberg Hegge
1811 - 1815 Christian Elster
1815 - 1828 Johan Ernst Berg
1828 - 1833 Adam Johan Frederik Poulsen,
greve af Trampe
1834 - 1847 Lars Bastian Ridder Stabell
1847 - 1853 Niels Weyer Arveschoug
1853 - 1858 Poul Peter Vilhelm Breder
1858 - 1867 Carsten Smith
1867 - 1878 Claus Nieuwejaar Worsøe
1878 - 1889 Otto Benjamin Andreas Aubert
1889 - 1908 Rasmus Theisen
1908 - 1913 Anton Omholt
1913 - 1921 Jonas Pedersen
1922 - 1939 Olav Amundsen ....................... 1876-1939
1940 - 1951 Karl Hess Larsen .................... 1900-1966
Jul 1941 - Oct 1942 Per von Hirsch
(Axis governor)
1942 - 1945 Karl Ludwig Nøstvik
(Axis governor)
1951 - 1966 Bue Fjermeros ....................... 1912-2000
1966 - 1983 Ole Aavatsmark ...................... 1918-1983
1983 - 1991 Odd With ............................ 1921-2006
1991 - 1993 David Idin Pareli Johansen
1993 - 2007 Åshild Hauan ........................ 1941-2017
2007 - 31 Oct 2009 Ola Bjerkaas
01 Nov 2009 - 31 Dec 2018 Hill-Marta Solberg .................. 1951-
01 Jan 2019 - Tom Cato Karlsen .................... 1974-
Country Mayer
1976 - 1984 Odd Henning Grønmo .................. 1922-2012
1984 - 1995 Sigbjørn Erikson
1995 - 1999 Alf Ivar Samuelsen
1999 - 2007 Jon Tøset
2007 - 2011 Mariette Henriette Korsrud
10 Oct 2011 - 21 Oct 2019 Sonja Alice Steen ................... 1953-
21 Oct 2019 - Kari Anne Bøkestad Andreassen ....... 1973-
Oslo
Governors
1664 - 1679 Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve
1679 - 1681 Erik Ottesen Banner
1681 - 1694 Just Justssøn Høg
1694 - 1699 Christian Stockfleth
1699 - 1708 Frederik Gabel
1708 - 1710 Johan Vibe
1710 - 1731 Wilhelm de Tonsberg
1731 - 1735 Lorentz de Reichwein
1735 - 1737 Jacob Benzon (1st Time)
1737 - 1740 Peter Neve
1740 - 1750 Frederik Otto von Rappe
1750 - 1763 Jacob Benzon (2nd Time)
1763 - 1772 Caspar Hermann von Storm
1772 - 1773 Diderik Otto von Grambow
1773 Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeld
1774 - 1784 Albrecht Philip von Levetzau
1784 - 1789 Jørgen Erik Skeel
1789 - 1795 Frederik Moltke
1795 - 1802 Frederik Julius Kaas (1st Time)
1802 - 1809 Gebhard Moltke
1809 - 1810 Frederik Julius Kaas (2nd Time)
1810 - 1812 Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz
1812 - 1813 Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson
1813 - 1815 Poul Christian Holst
1815 - 1842 The Governors of Akershus
1842 - 1845 Frederik Riis
1845 - 1857 Niels Arntzen Sem
1857 - 1874 Karelius August Arntzen
1874 - 1880 August Christian Manthey
1880 - 1905 Nils Mathias Rye
1905 - 1917 Otto Albert Blehr
1917 - 2018 The Governors of Akershus
01 Jan 2019 - Valgerd Svarstad Haugland .... 1956-
Mayors
1837 - 1838 Andreas Tofte
1838 - 1839 Henrich Herman Mejer Foss (1st Time)
1839 - 1840 John Iverssøn Randklev (1st Time)
1840 - 1841 Henrich Herman Mejer Foss (2nd Time)
1841 - 1842 Christian Zetlitz Bretteville
1842 John Iverssøn Randklev (2nd Time)
1842 Ulrik Anton Motzfeld (1st Time)
1842 - 1843 Erik Røring Møinichen
1843 - 1845 Carl Andreas Fougstad
1845 Lars Rasch (1st Time)
1845 - 31 Dec 1846 Christian Birch-Reichenwald (1st Time)
01 Jan 1847 - 31 Dec 1852 Lars Rasch (2nd Time)
01 Jan 1853 - 1860 Ulrik Anton Motzfeld (2nd Time)
1860 - 31 Dec 1861 Frederik Stang
01 Jan 1862 - 1863 Christian Birch-Reichenwald (2nd Time)
1863 - 1864 August Thomle
1864 - 31 Dec 1865 Christian Birch-Reichenwald (3rd Time)
01 Jan 1866 - 31 Dec 1868 Carl Johan Michelet
01 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1876 Otto Joachim Løvenskiold
01 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1878 Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull
01 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1880 Christian Homann Schweigaard (1st Time)
01 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1884 Anton Blumenthal Petersen
01 Jan 1885 - 1889 Christian Homann Schweigaard (2nd Time)
1889 Peter Birch-Reichenwald
1889 - 31 Dec 1890 Karl Lous
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1891 Bernhard Getz
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1892 August Christian Baumann Bonnevie
01 Jan 1893 - 31 Dec 1894 Evald Rygh
01 Jan - 1895 Frederik Stang Lund
1895 - 31 Dec 1897 Elias Sunde
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1898 Vollert Hille Bøgh
01 Jan 1899 - 31 Dec 1901 Edmund Harbitz
01 Jan 1902 - 31 Dec 1904 Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1905 Johan Kristian Skougaard
01 Jan 1906 - 31 Dec 1908 Frederik Moltke Bugge
01 Jan 1909 - 1910 Olaf Berg
1910 Thomas Cathinco Bang
01 Jan - 31 Dec 1911 Lyder Nicolaysen
01 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1914 Hieronymus Heyerdahl
01 Jan 1915 - 31 Dec 1916 Peter Meinich
01 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1919 Carl Jeppesen
01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1922 Haavard Martinsen
01 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1928 Borger With
01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1931 Adolf Indrebø
01 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1934 Eyvind Getz
01 Jan - 1935 Oscar Torp (1st Time)
1935 - 1936 Trygve Nilsen
(1st Time, acting)
1936 Oscar Torp (2nd Time)
1936 - 1940 Trygve Nilsen (2nd Time)
1940 - 1941 Rolf Stranger (1st Time)
1945 Einar Gerhardsen
1945 Rolf Stranger (2nd Time)
1945 - 1947 Arnfinn Vik
01 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1950 Halvdan Eyvind Stokke
01 Jan 1951 - 31 Dec 1955 Brynjulf Bull (1st Time)
01 Jan 1956 - 31 Dec 1959 Rolf Stranger (3rd Time)
01 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1961 Brynjulf Bull (2nd Time)
01 Jan 1962 - 31 Dec 1963 Rolf Stranger (4th Time)
01 Jan 1964 - 31 Dec 1975 Brynjulf Bull (3rd Time)
01 Jan 1976 - 24 Oct 1990 Albert Emil Nordengen ............... 1923-2004
24 Oct 1990 - 31 Dec 1991 Peter Nicolai Myhre
01 Jan 1992 - 25 Oct 1995 Ann-Marit Saebønes
25 Oct 1995 - 10 Sep 2007 Per Ditlev-Simonsen
10 Sep - 17 Oct 2007 Svenn Erik Kristiansen
17 Oct 2007 - 21 Oct 2015 Richard Fabian Stang
21 Oct 2015 - Marianne Borgen ..................... 1951-
Rogaland
Governors
1671 - 1673 Henrik Below
1673 - 1683 Ludvig Holgersen
1683 - 1687 Daniel Knoff
1687 - 1700 Christian Frederik Pogwisch
1700 - 1710 Edvard Hammond
1710 - 1714 Ulrik Christian Mese
1714 - 1726 Hans Nobel
1726 - 1746 Bendix Christian de Fine
1746 - 1761 Henrik Vilhelm Tillisch
1761 - 1768 Henrik Lachmann
1768 - 1772 Gunder Hammer
1772 - 1781 Wilhelm Mathias Skeel
1781 - 1785 Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon
1785 - 1799 Frederik Otto Skeel
1799 - 1810 Ulrik Vilhelm Koren
1810 - 1812 Oluf Borch de Schouble
1812 - 1814 Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe
1814 - 1824 Vilhelm Frimann Krog
1824 - 1826 Jens Erichstrup
1826 - 1828 Peder Martinius Ottesen
1829 - 1833 Christian Ulrik Kastrup
1833 - 1853 Gunder Aas
1853 - 1863 Anton Theodor Harris
1864 - 1888 Vilhelm Hermann Ludvig von Munthe
af Morgenstrierne
1889 - 1910 Karl Lauritz Mechelborg
1910 - 1932 Thorvald Andreas Larsen
1932 - 1958 John Norem
1941 - 1945 Alf S. Krogh
(Axis governor)
1959 - 1968 Paul Ingolf Ingebretsen
1968 - 1973 Gunnar Frederik Hellesen
1973 - 1982 Konrad Birger Knutsen ............... 1925-2012
1982 - 1991 Kristin Lømmingdal .................. 1923-2010
1991 - 31 Oct 2013 Tora Aasland
1991 - 1993 Harald Torfinn Thune (1st Time)
01 Jan 2008 - 31 Oct 2013 Harald Torfinn Thune (2nd Time)
01 Nov 2013 - Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
County Mayor
19.. - 19.. Arne Rettedal
1992 - 1999 Odd Arild Kvaløy
1999 - 2007 Roald Bergsaker
2007 - 2011 Tom Tvedt
2011 - 2015 Janne Johnsen
10 Nov 2015 - Solveig Ege Tengesdal
Troms og Finnmark
01 Jan 2020 Troms og Finnmark created by merger of Troms and Finnmark counties
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - Elisabeth Vik Aspaker 1962-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Ivar Bühring Prestbakmo 1968-
Trøndelag (Trondhejms)
26 Feb 1658 - 27 May 1660 Swedish administration
1662 Trondhejms stiftamt
24 Sep 1804 - 31 Dec 2017 Divided into North Trondhejms and South Trondhejms
01 Jan 2018 County restored as Trøndelag
Governors
26 Feb 1658 - 27 May 1660 Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld
1662 - 1665 Claus von Ahlenfeldt ................ 1614-1674
1665 - 22 Mar 1674 Ove Bjelke .......................... 1611-1674
1674 - 03 Jul 1687 Joachim Frederik Wind ............... 1634-1687
1687 - 19 Nov 1700 Hans Jørgensen Klaas ................ 1640-1700
1700 - Dec 1722 Iver von Ahner ...................... 1659-1722
1723 - 1726 Christian Reitzer
1726 - 1735 Jakob Benzon ........................ 1688-1775
1736 - 1744 Christian Ulrich von Nissen-Benzon .. 1691-1756
1744 - 1747 Christian de Stockfleth ............. 1715-1750
1747 - 1766 Frederik Rantzau
1766 - 1772 Diderik Otto von Grambow
1772 Georg Christian Oeder ............... 1728-1791
1772 - 1783 Johann Vibe von der Osten
1783 - 1786 Wilhelm Frimann Koren ............... 1723-1788
1786 - 19 Nov 1796 Thorkel Jonsson Fjeldsted ........... 1741-1796
1796 - 1802 Gebhard greve Moltke-Huitfeldt ...... 1764-1851
1802 - 1804 Frederik Adeler ..................... 1764-1816
01 Jan 2018 - Frank Josef Jenssen ................. 1969-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2018 - Tore Onshuus Sandvik ................ 1969-
Viken
01 Jan 2020 Viken created from the merger of Akerhus,
Buskerud and Ostfold
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - Valgard Svarstad Haugland
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Roger Ryberg ......................... 1952-
Vestfold og Telemark
01 Jan 2020 - Vestfold and Telemark counties united
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - 18 Nov 2022 Per Arne Lodding Olsen ............... 1961-20
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Terje Riis-Johansen .................. 1968-
Vestland
01 Jan 2020 Vestland created from the merger of Hordaland
and Sogn og Fjordane
Governor
01 Jan 2020 - Lars Sponheim ....................... 1957-
County Mayor
01 Jan 2020 - Jon Askeland ........................ 1964-