The county governor of Rogaland county in Norway represents 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), then Fylkesmann (from 1919 to 2020), and then Statsforvalteren (since 2021).[1]

Stavanger amt was established in 1671. In 1838, the border between Stavanger amt and neighboring Lister og Mandals amt was moved slightly to the west to accommodate the new municipal structure that was set forth in the formannskapsdistrikt law. In 1919, the name of the county was changed to Rogaland fylke. In 2002, the municipality of Ølen was transferred into the county.

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. From 1671 until 1918 the title was Amtmann i Stavanger amt. On 1 January 1919, the title was Fylkesmann i Rogaland. On 1 January 2021, the title was again changed to the gender-neutral Statsforvalteren i Rogaland.

List of county governors

Rogaland county has had the following governors:[2][3][4]

County governors of Rogaland
StartEndName
16711673Henrik Below (16??1674)


16731683Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (16281685)
16831687Daniel Knoff (16481703)


16871700Christian Frederik Pogwisch (16501711)


17001710Edvard Hammond (16681711)


17101714Ulrik Christian Mese (16??1714)


17141726Hans Nobel d.y. (16841752)


17261746Bendix Christian de Fine (16961746)


17461761Henrik Wilhelm Tillisch (17201761)


17621768Henrik Lachmann (17381797)


17681772Gunder Gundersen Hammer (17251772)


17721781Vilhelm Mathias Skeel (17461817)


17811785Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon (17601840)


17851799Frederik Otto Scheel (17481803)


17991810Ulrich Wilhelm Koren (17471826)


18101812Oluf Borch de Schouboe (17771844)


18121814Ulrik Fredrik Anton de Schouboe (17821863)


18141824Wilhelm Frimann Krog (17671825)


18251826Jens Erichstrup (17751826)
18261828Peder Martinius Ottesen (17821852)


18291833Christian Ulrik Kastrup (17841850)


18331853Gunder Aas (17851853)
18531863Anton Theodor Harris (18041866)


18641888Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne (18141888)


18891910Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (18301914)


19101932Thorvald Andreas Larsen (18631936)


19321958John Norem (18881976)


July 1941May 1945Alf Skjegstad Krog (born 1895)
(WWII Occupied government)



19591968Paul Ingolf Ingebretsen (19041968)


19681973Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (19132005)


19731982Konrad Birger Knutsen (19252012)


19821991Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal (19232010)


19911 Oct 1993Harald Thune (born 1952)
Acting governor for Aasland while she finished her Parliamentary term.[5]
199131 Oct 2013Tora (Haug) Aasland (born 1942)
18 Oct 200723 Mar 2012Harald Thune (born 1952)
Acting governor for Aasland while she was serving in the Cabinet.[5]
1 Nov 201330 June 2019Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (born 1948)
1 July 201931 Oct 2021Lone Merethe Solheim (born 1964)
Acting governor for Høie while he finishes his term in Parliament.
[6]



1 July 2019presentBent Høie[6][7] (born 1971)

References

  1. "Statsforvalteren / statsforvaltaren". Regjerning.no (in Norwegian). Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Norwegian Counties". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994" (in Norwegian). regjeringen.no. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. Berg, Ole T., ed. (31 January 2020). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Ny fylkesmann i Rogaland (vikariat)" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no.
  6. 1 2 "Ny fylkesmann i Rogaland" (in Norwegian). Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet. 22 March 2019.
  7. Botten, Else-May (26 October 2018). "Bent Høie blir fylkesmann i Rogaland". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).

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