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Innlandet County Municipality

Coordinates: 61°13′N 10°49′E / 61.22°N 10.81°E / 61.22; 10.81
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Innlandet County Municipality
Innlandet fylkeskommune
Coat of arms of Innlandet County Municipality
Location in Norway
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 61°13′N 10°49′E / 61.22°N 10.81°E / 61.22; 10.81
CountryNorway
Administrative centerHamar
Government
 • County mayorThomas Breen
ISO 3166 codeNO-34
Employees6,000
Schools23
Roads6,872 km (4,270 mi)
Websiteinnlandetfylke.no

Innlandet County Municipality (Norwegian: Innlandet fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Innlandet county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's upper secondary schools, county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.[1]

County government

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The Innlandet county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 65 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører).

County council

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The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Innlandet fylkesting 2020–2024 [2]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 16
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:57

References

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  1. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (19 February 2020). "fylkeskommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ Tjørnhaugen, Andreas, ed. (18 September 2019). "valgresultater fylkesting - Innlandet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2022.