List of county governors of Sogn og Fjordane

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The county governor of Sogn og Fjordane 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 Hordaland into the county governor of Vestland.

The county called Nordre Bergenhus amt was established by the king in 1763 when it was split off from the large Bergenhus amt. The seat of the amt was at Leikanger. Prior to 1919, this county was subordinate to the diocesan governor of Bergen.

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.

Names

The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time as has the name of the county. From 1671 until 1918 the title was Amtmann i Nordre Bergenhus amt. From 1 January 1919 until 1 January 2019, the title was Fylkesmann i Sogn og Fjordane fylke.

List of county governors

Sogn og Fjordane county has had the following governors:[1][2][3]

County governors of Sogn og Fjordane
Start End Name
1763 1771 Joachim de Knagenhielm (1727–1796)
1771 1779 Magnus Theiste (1725–1791)


1780 1781 Ditlev von Pentz (1725–1791)


1781 1788 Jonas R. Petersen (1748–1804)


1788 1789 Nils Dorph Gunnerus (1751–1789)


1789 1794 Peter Hersleb Harboe (1755–1794)


1794 1802 Andreas Hiort (1740–1817)


1802 1811 Niels Andreas Vibe (1759–1814)
1811 1811 Hilmar Meincke Krohg (1776–1851)
Appointed, but never took office.
1811 1814 Herman Gerhard Treschow (1780–1836)


1814 1822 Christian Magnus Falsen (1782–1830)
1822 1831 Edvard Hagerup (1781–1853)
1831 1832 Fredrik Riis (1789–1845)


1833 1844 Christian Ulrik Kastrup (1784–1850)


1844 1852 Hans Tostrup (1799–1856)


1852 1860 Michael Aubert (1811–1872)


1861 1869 Johan Collett Falsen (1817–1879)
1870 1875 Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder (1817–1884)


1875 1889 Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830–1914)


1889 1902 Olaj Olsen (1851–1920)
1902 1910 John Utheim (1847–1910)
1910 1930 Ingolf E. Christensen (1872–1943)
1930 25 July
1941		 Hans Kristian Seip (1881–1945)
26 July
1941		 1 July
1944		 Vidar Atne (1909–1961)
(Acting governor for WWII occupied government)


1 July
1944		 1945 Konrad Sundlo (1881–1965)
(WWII occupied government)


1945 1971 Nikolai Schei (1901–1985)


1971 1976 Arne Ekeberg (1925–present)
(Acting for Ulveseth)


1976 1994 Ingvald Ulveseth (1924–2008)
1 Aug
1994		 2011 Oddvar Flæte (1944–present)
2011 13 Aug
2018		 Anne Karin Hamre (1965–present)


13 Aug
2018		 31 Dec
2018		 Gunnar O. Hæreid (1970–present)
(Acting governor)


Office abolished on 1 January 2019.
See List of county governors of Vestland

References

  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ Berg, Ole T., ed. (2016-06-13). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-01-25.