Subnational parliamentary system in Norway
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Local level
Locally, the parliamentary system is used in two municipalities consisting of large cities: Norway's largest city and capital
The city government institution was introduced in Oslo in 1986 as a test, and later became permanent.[1] Oslo was said to be the first, and for many years only, city in Europe with a parliamentary system.[2] Bergen followed in 2000.[1] It has been proposed in Norway's third largest city Trondheim, but it has not happened.[3] It has also been proposed in smaller municipalities like Askøy,[4] Kristiansand,[5] Skien,[6] Harstad[7] and Tromsø.[8]
A member of the city government is called city commissioner (Norwegian: en byråd), and the city government is led by a chairperson (Norwegian: byrådsleder).
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- 1986–1989 : Hans Svelland
- 1989–1992 : Michael Tetzschner
- 1992–1997 : Rune Gerhardsen
- 1997–2000 : Fritz Huitfeldt
- 2000–2009 : Erling Lae
- 2009–2015 : Stian Berger Røsland
- 2015–present : Raymond Johansen
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- 2000–2003 : Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
- 2003–2013 : Monica Mæland
- 2013–2014 : Ragnhild Stolt-Nielsen
- 2014–2015 : Martin Smith-Sivertsen
- 2015–2019 : Harald Schjelderup
- 2019–2022 : Roger Valhammer
- 2022–present : Rune Bakervik
Regional level
A parliamentary system is used in the county municipalities of Hedmark, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag, Troms—in addition to Oslo, which is both a municipality and a county. Nordland introduced the institution in 1999, and Troms, Hedmark and Nord-Trøndelag followed in 2003.[9] The possibility was also researched by Vestfold in the 1990s, and it has been proposed in several counties, including Rogaland, Akershus, Sør-Trøndelag[2] and Hordaland.[10]
Similarly to the local level, the county government is called et fylkesråd. The leader is called fylkesrådsleder, and a cabinet member is called en fylkesråd. This must not be confused with the position fylkerådsmann, the chief administrative officer of the county municipality.
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- 2003–2007 : Reidar Åsgård
- 2007–2010 : Siv Tørudbakken
- 2010–2011 : Svein Borkhus
- 2011–present : Njål S. Føsker
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- 2000–2006 : Geir Knutson
- 2006–present : Odd Eriksen
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- 2003–2011 : Alf Daniel Moen
- 2011–present : Ingvild Kjerkol
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- 2003–2009 : Paul Dahlø
- 2009–present : Pia Svensgaard
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ a b Baastad, Siri (3 September 1998). "Parlamentarisme utredes i mange kommuner". Kommunal Rapport (in Norwegian).
- ^ Dybdahl, Mariann (28 April 2008). "To av tre vil ha byregjering". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 16.
- ^ Strand, Hilde Kristin (17 April 2009). "Ønsker å danne egen askøyregjering". Askøyværingen (in Norwegian). p. 9.
- ^ Krossli, Jan Inge (3 June 2009). "Flertall for byråd i Kristiansand". Kommunal Rapport (in Norwegian).
- ^ Løkkebø, Lars (11 January 2010). "Legger til rette for parlamentarisme". Telemarksavisa (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- ^ Jakobsen, Ottar (12 January 2010). "– Vi er modne for parlamentarisme". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian). pp. 12–13.
- ^ Dybdahl, Mariann (27 February 2010). "Opposisjonen fryder seg". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 10.
- ^ Mæland, Pål Andreas (21 June 2009). "Blandet erfaring". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 7.
- ^ Mæland, Pål Andreas (21 June 2009). "Hordaland fylke kan få sin egen «regjering»". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 7.