Akershus County Municipality

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Coordinates: 59°54′43.18″N 10°45′19.83″E / 59.9119944°N 10.7555083°E / 59.9119944; 10.7555083

Akershus County Municipality Akershus fylkeskommune
County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Country	Norway
Administrative center	Oslo
Government
• County mayor	Nils Aage Jegstad
ISO 3166 code	NO-02
Revenue	NOK
Employees	4,000
Schools	35
Pupils	20,000
Transit authority	Ruter
Website	www.akershus.no

Akershus County Municipality (Norwegian: Akershus fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Akershus, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 35 upper secondary schools. It administrates the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

The county council has 43 members, and Chairman of the County Council is Nils Aage Jegstad (Conservative Party). The administrative seat is located in Oslo—a municipality that is not part of Akershus.

Transport[]

Public transport in Akershus is managed by Ruter, a transit authority owned along with the City of Oslo. It markets all public transport except the Oslo Commuter Rail in Akershus, though operations are provided by private companies based on public service obligation.

County mayors[]

• 1963–1966 : Thor Gystad, Labour Party
• 1969-31 December 1975 : Kjell Knudsen, Labour Party
• 1976-31 December 1979 :
• 1980-31 December 1987 : Tore Haugen, Conservative Party
• 1988-31 December 1991 : Øyvind Ruud, Christian Democratic Party
• 1992–2003 : , Labour Party
• 2003–2007 : Hildur Horn Øien, Christian Democratic Party
• 2007–present : Nils Aage Jegstad, Conservative Party

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