List of County Governors of Troms
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This is a list of the County Governors (Fylkesmenn) of Troms
, Norway
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Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
, 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...
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| County Governors of Troms | ||||
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| Start | End | Name | Born | Died |
| 1866 | 1869 | Mathias Bonsach Krogh Nannestad | 1815 | 1878 |
| 1869 | 1889 | Christian Collett Kjerschow Christian Collett Kjerschow Christian Collett Hersleb Kjerschow was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Aker as the oldest son of bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow and his wife Johanne Benedicte Collett . His younger sister Caroline Sophie Erasmine Kjerschow married businessman Jacob Andreas Michelsen, and was the... |
1821 | 1889 |
| 1889 | 1914 | Boye Christian Riis Strøm | 1847 | 1930 |
| 1915 | 1920 | Klaus Hoel | – | – |
| 1921 | 1928 | Otto Backe | – | – |
| 1928 | 1938 | Johannes Gerckens Bassøe Johannes Gerckens Bassøe Johannes Gerckens Bassøe was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He is known as the first Governor of Svalbard, assuming office in October 1925, although there had been an Acting Governor since August. Bassøe was later County Governor of Troms and Vestfold.-Career:Bassøe was born in Råde, and... |
1878 | 1962 |
| 1938 | 1940 | Gunnar Bjørn Nordbye | – | – |
| 1940 | 1941 | Hans Gabrielsen (acting) | 1891 | 1965 |
| 1945 | Marcus Bull (Nazi usurper) | |||
| 1945 | Hans O. Skotner (acting) | |||
| 1946 | 1953 | Arne Aas | – | – |
| 1953 | 1976 | Kristian Even Haug | – | – |
| 1977 | 1991 | Martin Buvik Martin Buvik Martin Buvik was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions.... |
1923 | – |
| 1991 | 2000 | Leif Arne Heløe Leif Arne Heløe Leif Arne Heløe is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs 1981-1986. Heløe was a dentist before his political career.-References:... |
1932 | – |
| 2000 | 2006 | Vilgunn Gregusson (acting) | 1936 | – |
| 2006 | – | Svein Ludvigsen Svein Ludvigsen Svein Harald Ludvigsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Ludvigsen was born in Hillesøy, the son of a fishing boat captain. Before entering politics Ludvigsen worked as a businessman and local banker... |
1946 | – |