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Ingvild Aleksandersen
Ingvild Aleksandersen (born 1968) is a Norwegian lawyer who served as county governor of Finnmark from 2016 to 2018. As of 1 January 2024, she serves as the acting county governor of Østfold, Buskerud, Oslo and Akershus. Personal life Aleksandersen was born in 1968 in Vadsø, the administrative centre of Finnmark, the country's northernmost county. Education and career Aleksandersen graduated from the University of Oslo in 1995 with a cand.jur. degree. She then worked as a lawyer in private practice, for the Finnmark Estate, and for the Finnmark County Municipality. From 2013-2016, she was the assistant county governor of Finnmark under Gov. Gunnar Kjønnøy. On 1 October 2016, she was appointed as County Governor of Finnmark county. This job was temporary because the Government of Norway was re-evaluating the counties in Norway and the future of Finnmark as a separate county after 2019 was uncertain. Aleksandersen held the post until 2018, after which the Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadsø (town)
(Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami; , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of both Vadsø Municipality and Finnmark county, and is the second-largest town in Øst-Finnmark, East Finnmark. The town is located on the southern shore of the Varanger Peninsula, along the Varangerfjorden, Varanger Fjord. Part of the town lies on the island of Vadsøya. It is connected to the rest of the town on the mainland by a bridge. The town has a population (2023) of 4,654 which gives the town a population density of . Vadsø Church is located in the town, and it is the seat of the Dean (Christianity), dean of the Varanger prosti (deanery) which is part of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 17 May to 28 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. The period of polar night lasts from 26 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |