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List of county governors of Hedmark

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Hedmark coat of arms
Norway

The county governor of Hedmark county in Norway represented the central government administration in the county. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway; the title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919). On 1 January 2019, the office was merged with the County Governor of Oppland into the County Governor of Innlandet.[1]

The large Akershus stiftamt was established in 1664 by the King and it had several subordinate counties (amt). On 11 April 1781, the large Kristians amt was divided into two: Hedemarkens amt (later named "Hedmark") in the east and Kristians amt (later named "Oppland") in the west. In 2020, Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged into Innlandet county.[1]

The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and Government. This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the county governor also monitors the activities of the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.[2]

Names

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The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1781 until 1918, the title was Amtmann i Hedemarkens amt. From 1 January 1919 until 1 January 2019, the title was Fylkesmann i Hedmark fylke.[3]

List of county governors

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Hedmark county has had the following governors:[1][2][3]

County governors of Hedmark
Start End Name
1781 1789 Ditlev von Pentz (1744–1821)


1789 1802 Andreas Høyer (1742–1817)
1802 1804 Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772–1860)
1804 1816 Claus Bendeke (1764–1828)
1817 1821 Lauritz Weidemann (1775–1856)
1821 1849 Fredrik Hartvig Johan Heidmann (1777–1850)
1849 1856 August Christian Manthey (1811–1880)
1856 1890 Ludvig Kyhn (1817–1890)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt (1864-1890).
1890 1890 Truls Wiel Graff (1851–1918)
Acting governor after Kyhn's death.
Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt.



1890 1897 Oscar Mørch (1845–1897)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt.



1897 1898 August Teilmann Wilhelmsen (1861–1906)
Acting governor after Mørch's death.
Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt.



1898 1915 Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram (1846–1929)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt.
1914 1916 Johannes Irgens (1869–1939)
Acting governor for Gram.
Served concurrently as acting Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt.
1916 1926 Thorvald Løchen (1861–1943)
Served concurrently as Stiftamtmann for Hamar stiftamt (1916-1918).
1926 1935 Knud Iversen Øyen (1865–1942)
1935 1953 Knut Monssen Nordanger (1883–1965)
(Imprisoned by WWII Occupied government in 1942.)
25 Jan
1942
1943 Ole Vries Hassel (1894–1984)
(WWII Occupied government)



1943 1945 Halvor Pedersen Hektoen (1884–1960)
(WWII Occupied government)



1954 1966 Alf Frydenberg (1896–1989)


1966 1979 Erling Anger (1909–1999)


1979 1981 Annfinn Lund (1926–2001)


11 March
1981
17 March
1994
Odvar Nordli (1927–2018)
1994 1996 Kjell Borgen (1939–1996)


1996 1997 Ola Skjølaas (1941–2006)
Acting for Borgen



1 Oct
1996
31 Dec
2018
Sigbjørn Johnsen (1950–present)
April
1997
October
1997
Jon Arvid Lea (1948–present)
Acting for Johnsen



October
2009
February
2010
Tormod W. Karlstrøm[4] (1944–present)
Acting for Johnsen



February
2010
2013 Sylvia Brustad[5] (1966–present)
Acting for Johnsen
1 Jan
2019
31 Dec
2019
Knut Storberget (1964–present)
Office abolished on 1 January 2019.
See List of county governors of Innlandet

References

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  1. ^ a b c Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^ a b "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "Tormod W. Karlstrøm fungerer som fylkesmann" (in Norwegian). Country Governor Office of Hedmark. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. ^ Norwegian News Agency (2010-02-05). "Brustad blir fylkesmannvikar" (in Norwegian).