Akershus county municipality
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Akershus County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Akershus
, Norway
. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 35 upper secondary schools
. It administrates the county roadways, public transport
, dental care
, culture
and cultural heritage
.
The county council
has 43 members, and Chairman of the County Council is Nils Aage Jegstad
(Conservative Party
). The administrative seat is located in Oslo
—a municipality that is not part of Akershus.
in Akershus is managed by Ruter
, a transit authority owned along with the City of Oslo. It markets all public transport except the Oslo Commuter Rail
in Akershus, though operations are provided by private companies based on public service obligation
.
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 35 upper secondary schools
Education in Norway
Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged 6–16. The school year in Norway runs from mid August to late June the following year. The Christmas holiday from mid December to early January historically divides the Norwegian school year into two terms...
. It administrates the county roadways, public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
, dental care
Dental care
Dental care is the maintenance of healthy teeth. Forms include:* Oral hygiene, the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean in order to prevent cavities , gum disease, and other dental disorders....
, culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and cultural heritage
Cultural Heritage Management
Cultural heritage management is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management , although it also draws on the practices of conservation, restoration, museology, archaeology, history and architecture...
.
The county council
County council (Norway)
A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...
has 43 members, and Chairman of the County Council is Nils Aage Jegstad
Nils Aage Jegstad
Nils Aage Jegstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 2005–2009....
(Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
). The administrative seat is located in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
—a municipality that is not part of Akershus.
Transport
Public transportPublic transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
in Akershus is managed by Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
, a transit authority owned along with the City of Oslo. It markets all public transport except the Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by the Norwegian State Railways and its subsidiary NSB Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 and Class 72 electric multiple units . The network spans eight routes...
in Akershus, though operations are provided by private companies based on public service obligation
Public Service Obligation
In transport, public service obligation or PSO is an arrangement in which a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidies, permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service of public transport for a specified period of time for the given subsidy...
.
County mayors
- 1963–1966 : Thor GystadThor GystadThor Gystad was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, Labour Party - 1969-31 December 1975 : Kjell KnudsenKjell KnudsenKjell Knudsen is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Jevnaker. He spent his working career from 1948 to 1973 in the Norwegian State Railways. From 1973 to 1977, during Bratteli's Second Cabinet and Nordli's Cabinet, Knudsen was appointed State Secretary in...
, Labour Party - 1976-31 December 1979 : Thorleif Løken
- 1980-31 December 1987 : Tore HaugenTore HaugenTore Haugen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, Conservative Party - 1988-31 December 1991 : Øyvind Ruud, Christian Democratic Party
- 1992–2003 : Ragnar Kristoffersen, Labour Party
- 2003–2007 : Hildur Horn ØienHildur Horn ØienHildur Jorunn Oliva Horn Øien is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was born in Narvik. She graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968. She then worked at the school Torstad in Asker from 1968 to 1990, then as manager for Kirkens SOS in...
, Christian Democratic Party - 2007–present : Nils Aage JegstadNils Aage JegstadNils Aage Jegstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 2005–2009....
, Conservative Party