Agder County Municipality

Agder County Municipality Agder fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms of Agder County Municipality Coat of arms
Location in Norway Location in Norway
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Kristiansand
Government
• County mayor	Arne Thomassen
ISO 3166 code	NO-42
Budget	NOK 5.5 billion
Employees	3,000
Schools	18
Pupils	11,000
Roads	4,000 km (2,500 mi)
Website	agderfk.no

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Agder County Council Composition

Agder County Municipality (Norwegian: Agder fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Agder county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's 18 upper secondary schools with about 11,000 students, about 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.

County government

The Agder county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 49 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (fylkesordfører).

County council

The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Agder Fylkestinget 2020–2023

Party Name		Name in Norwegian	Number of representatives
	Labour Party	Arbeiderpartiet	10
	Progress Party	Fremskrittspartiet	5
	Conservative Party	Høyre	10
	Christian Party	De Kristne	1
	Christian Democratic Party	Kristelig Folkeparti	6
	Green Party	Miljøpartiet De Grønne	3
	Pensioners' Party	Pensjonistpartiet	1
	Red Party	Rødt	1
	Centre Party	Senterpartiet	5
	Socialist Left Party	Sosialistisk Venstreparti	2
	Liberal Party	Venstre	2
Total number of members:			49