Rogaland county municipality

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Rogaland county municipality
Rogaland fylkeskommune

County NO-11
Administrative centre Stavanger
County Mayor Tom Tvedt
Revenue NOK 3,332 million
No. employees 3,100
No. schools
No. pupils
29
Transit authority Kolumbus
Website www.rogfk.no

Rogaland county municipality (Norwegian: Rogaland fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Rogaland, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 29 upper secondary schools. It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage. [1]

The county council has 35 members, and county mayor is Tom Tvedt (Labour) while his deputy is Ellen Marie Solheim (Christian Democrat).[2] The administration is located in Stavanger.


[edit] 2007 election

Party Votes % Change '99 Seats Change '99
Labour Party 40 882 23.4 % +4.8 % 11 +2
Conservative Party 40,012 22.9 % +2.2 % 11 +1
Progress Party 36,152 20.7 % -2,5 % 10 -1
Christian Democrats 22,446 12.9 % +0.7 % 6 +1
Centre Party 11,908 6.8 % -0.6 % 3 -1
Liberal 9,597 5.5 % +1.7 % 3 +1
Socialist Left 7,586 4.3 % -4.6 % 2 -2
Pensioners Party 2,533 1.5 % -1.5% 0 0
Red Electoral Alliance 1,260 0,7 % -0,2 % 0 0
Green Party 740 0.4 % +0.2 % 0 0
Christian Unity Party 739 0.4 % 0.0 % 0 0
Coastal Party 564 0.3 % -0.1 % 0 0
Democrats 198 0,1 % 0,0 % 0 0

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Rogaland county municipality (2008-02-01). Hva gjør vi (Norwegian).
  2. ^ Rogaland county municipality (2007-10-28). Politisk ledelse (Norwegian).
  3. ^ Norsk Rikskringkasting (2007-10-02). Valgresultat 2007 Rogaland (Norwegian).