Roger Ryberg (born 16 April 1952 in Kirkenes) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has held the position as county mayor of Viken since 2020. He previously served as county mayor of Buskerud from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. Following the 2007 election, Ryberg became the new county mayor (''fylkesordfører'') of

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...

. Behind him was a coalition of the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party, the Centre Party and the

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, who kept the right-wing candidate Mette Lund Stake at bay with 22 versus 21 votes in the

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

. Before being elected county mayor, Ryberg had been mayor of

Hurum Hurum was a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. As of 1 January 2020 Hurum has merged with the municipalities of Røyken and Asker to form the new Asker Municipality located in the newly formed Viken county. The administrative centre of the ...

municipality. He also served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Buskerud during the term 1989–1993. Following the 2019 Norwegian local election, he was elected as the county mayor of the newly established Viken county. In April 2022, Ryberg announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election in the 2023 local elections. He resides at

Filtvet Filtvet is a small village along the Oslofjord in Asker municipality, Viken county, Norway. Location Filtvet is a 45-minute journey to Oslo by car and has become a popular tourist destination during summer. Accommodation consist principally of ...

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1952 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Buskerud Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Deputy members of the Storting People from Sør-Varanger {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub