Agder County Municipality ( no, Agder fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of

Agder Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...

county in

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. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's 18 upper secondary schools with about 11,000 students, about of county roadways,

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, dental care,

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, and cultural heritage.

County government

The Agder county council ( no, Fylkestinget) is made up of 49 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a

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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 () which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor ().

County council

The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

References

{{use dmy dates, date=June 2020 Agder County municipalities of Norway 2020 establishments in Norway Organisations based in Kristiansand