Hordaland County Municipality
| Hordaland County Municipality Hordaland fylkeskommune | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | ||
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 Location in Norway | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| Administrative center | Bergen | |
| Government | ||
| • County mayor | Torill Selsvold Nyborg | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-12 | |
| Revenue | NOK 3,300 million | |
| Employees | 4,200 | |
| Schools | 46 | |
| Pupils | 17,000 | |
| Transit authority | Skyss | |
| Website |
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Hordaland County Municipality (Norwegian: Hordaland fylkeskommune) is the regional governing administration of Hordaland county, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 46 upper secondary schools, with 17,000 pupils. It manages all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county.
The county council has 57 members, and Chairman of the County Council is Torill Selsvold Nyborg (Christian Democrats) while her deputy is Tom-Christer Nilsen (Conservative). Politically the county municipality is led by a coalition between the Progress Party, the Conservative Party and the Christian Democrats.
Council membership
The county council for 2011-2015 party breakdown is as follows:[1]
| Party Name | Name in Norwegian | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet | 16 | |
| Progress Party | Framstegspartiet | 8 | |
| Conservative Party | Høgre | 17 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti | 5 | |
| Red Party | Raudt | 1 | |
| Centre Party | Senterpartiet | 3 | |
| Socialist Left Party | Sosialistisk Venstreparti | 2 | |
| Liberal Party | Venstre | 4 | |
| Local Lists | Lokale lister | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 57 | ||
Transport
Public transport in Hordaland is the responsibility of the county municipality, including the city buses in the city of Bergen. Control of the city buses was transferred from the city to the county on 1 January 2008.
In 2007, the county municipality created the transit authority called "Skyss" that would market public transport while is would be operated by private companies based on public service obligation contracts. Prior to this, most routes had been operated by the private company Tide Buss and its predecessors.
References
- ↑ "Members of county councils, by party/electoral list1 and county. 2011" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2015-04-12.