List of County Governors of Akershus
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This is a list of the County Governors (Fylkesmenn) of Akershus
, Norway
. In 1917, the county governorships in Akershus and Oslo
were merged, creating the new County Governor of Oslo and Akershus.
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...
. In 1917, the county governorships in Akershus and 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...
were merged, creating the new County Governor of Oslo and Akershus.
County Governors of Akershus | ||||
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Start | End | Name | Born | Died |
1813 | 1815 | Poul Christian Holst Poul Christian Holst Poul Christian Holst was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814-1848. He was the functioning head of the 1st Ministry in 1814, state secretary 1814-1822, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in various periods between 1823-1844, Minister of... (acting) |
1776 | 1863 |
1815 | 1822 | Hans Hagerup Falbe Hans Hagerup Falbe Hans Hagerup Falbe was the Norwegian acting member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1822–1824 , 1825–1826 and 1829–1830, Minister of Auditing 1824–1825 and 1828–1829, Minister of the Navy 1826–1827 and Minister of Justice 1827–1828. Hagerup Falbe was a diocesan county governor by... |
1772 | 1830 |
1822 | 1830 | Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern was a Norwegian government minister who served in different positions - as Minister of Auditing, Minister of Justice, Minister of the Army and Minister of the Navy - between 1830 and 1852. Before that he was County Governor of Smaalenenes Amt from 1814 to 1830.... |
1779 | 1853 |
1831 | 1837 | Niels Arntzen Sem Niels Arntzen Sem Niels Arntzen Sem was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1825 and 1827, representing the constituency of Stavanger Amt. He worked as district stipendiary magistrate there.... |
1782 | 1859 |
1837 | 1839 | Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen Hans Christian Petersen was a Norwegian politician and served as the de facto Prime minister of Norway during the personal union of Sweden-Norway from 1858 to 1861.- Early life :... |
1793 | 1862 |
1840 | 1842 | Fredrik Riis Fredrik Riis Fredrik Riis was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1809... |
1789 | 1845 |
1842 | 1855 | Erik Røring Møinichen Erik Røring Møinichen Erik Røring Møinichen was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Møinichen was born in Trondhjem as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Thomas Henrich Møinichen and Ingeborg Birgitte Røring, Sr... |
1797 | 1875 |
1855 | 1858 | Christian Birch-Reichenwald Christian Birch-Reichenwald Christian Birch-Reichenwald was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Blaker to Paul Hansen Birch and Anna Catharina Hoffmand Stenersen. He married Jacobine Ida Sophie Motzfeldt, daughter of Peter Motzfeldt and niece of his own mother... |
1814 | 1891 |
1859 | 1895 | Johan Christian Collett Johan Christian Collett Johan Christian Collett was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Johan Christian Collett was the son of Johan Collett , among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth . He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young... |
1817 | 1895 |
1895 | 1918 | Ole Andreas Furu Ole Andreas Furu Ole Andreas Furu was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1880 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1888, representing the Conservative Party. He joined Stang's First Cabinet in 1890, first as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm, later as... |
1841 | 1925 |
County Governors of Oslo and Akershus | ||||
1919 | 1930 | Hroar Olsen | 1859 | 1941 |
1930 | 1943 | Ingolf E. Christensen | 1872 | 1943 |
1945 | 1955 | Carl Platou Carl Platou Carl Nicolai Stoud Platou was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. A jurist by education, he is best known for his civil servant career in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, which spanned from 1911 to 1941... |
1885 | 1956 |
1955 | 1963 | Trygve Lie Trygve Lie Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United... |
1896 | 1968 |
1964 | 1965 | John Lyng John Lyng was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic, and Liberal parties.He was originally a member of the Liberal Left Party, heading the... |
1905 | 1978 |
1965 | 1979 | Petter Mørch Koren Petter Mørch Koren Petter Mørch Koren was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was a deputy member of Hedrum municipality council in the period 1937–1938 and held various positions in Oslo city council between 1947 and 1965... |
1910 | 2004 |
1979 | 1988 | Gunnar A. Larsen | 1919 | 2003 |
1988 | 1989 | Geir Engebretsen Geir Engebretsen Geir Engebretsen is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant.He was born in Oslo, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1978. He was a subdirector and head of department in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1985 to 1991, except for the years 1987 to 1989 when he worked in the county... (acting) |
1952 | – |
1989 | 1998 | Kåre Isaachsen Willoch | 1928 | – |
1998 | 2001 | Karin Moe Røisland (acting) | 1944 | – |
2001 | 2001 | Arne Bardalen (acting) | – | |
2001 | present | Hans J. Røsjorde Hans J. Røsjorde Hans Johan Røsjorde is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. A former member of parliament specializing in defense matters, Røsjorde has resigned from active politics and currently serves as County Governor of Oslo and Akershus. He has held this position since 2001.-Early life and... |
1941 | – |