List of county governors of Rogaland

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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.

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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

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

County governors of Rogaland
Start End Name
1671 1673 Henrik Below (16??–1674)


1673 1683 Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628–1685)  
1683 1687 Daniel Knoff (1648–1703)


1687 1700 Christian Frederik Pogwisch (1650–1711)


1700 1710 Edvard Hammond (1668–1711)


1710 1714 Ulrik Christian Mese (16??–1714)


1714 1726 Hans Nobel d.y. (1684–1752)


1726 1746 Bendix Christian de Fine (1696–1746)


1746 1761 Henrik Wilhelm Tillisch (1720–1761)


1762 1768 Henrik Lachmann (1738–1797)


1768 1772 Gunder Gundersen Hammer (1725–1772)


1772 1781 Vilhelm Mathias Skeel (1746–1817)


1781 1785 Peter Frederik Ulrik Benzon (1760–1840)


1785 1799 Frederik Otto Scheel (1748–1803)


1799 1810 Ulrich Wilhelm Koren (1747–1826)


1810 1812 Oluf Borch de Schouboe (1777–1844)


1812 1814 Ulrik Fredrik Anton de Schouboe (1782–1863)


1814 1824 Wilhelm Frimann Krog (1767–1825)


1825 1826 Jens Erichstrup (1775–1826)  
1826 1828 Peder Martinius Ottesen (1782–1852)


1829 1833 Christian Ulrik Kastrup (1784–1850)


1833 1853 Gunder Aas (1785–1853)  
1853 1863 Anton Theodor Harris (1804–1866)


1864 1888 Vilhelm Ludvig Herman von Munthe af Morgenstierne (1814–1888)


1889 1910 Carl Lauritz Mechelborg Oppen (1830–1914)


1910 1932 Thorvald Andreas Larsen (1863–1936)


1932 1958 John Norem (1888–1976)


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



1959 1968 Paul Ingolf Ingebretsen (1904–1968)


1968 1973 Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (1913–2005)


1973 1982 Konrad Birger Knutsen (1925–2012)


1982 1991 Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal (1923–2010)


1991 1 Oct 1993 Harald Thune (born 1952)
Acting governor for Aasland while she finished her Parliamentary term.[5]
 
1991 31 Oct 2013 Tora (Haug) Aasland (born 1942)  
18 Oct 2007 23 Mar 2012 Harald Thune (born 1952)
Acting governor for Aasland while she was serving in the Cabinet.[5]
 
1 Nov 2013 30 June 2019 Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (born 1948)  
1 July 2019 31 Oct 2021 Lone Merethe Solheim (born 1964)
Acting governor for Høie while he finishes his term in Parliament.
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1 July 2019 present Bent Høie[6][7] (born 1971)  

References

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  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. ^ a b "Ny fylkesmann i Rogaland (vikariat)" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no.
  6. ^ a b "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).