 |
|---|
| Constitution |
 Norway portal |
The County Governor of Vestfold (Norwegian: Fylkesmann i Vestfold) was the county governor for Vestfold county in Norway from 1821 until the office was abolished in 2019. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway which represents the national government in each county. The county governor is an appointed position. On 1 January 2019, this office was merged with the County Governor of Telemark into the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark (this was done in preparation for the merger of the two counties in 2020).[1]
The governor is the government's representative in the county. They carry out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government. This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries. Secondly, the county governor also monitors the activities of the municipalities and is the appeal body for many types of municipal decisions.[1]
- ^ a b Hansen, Tore; Tjernshaugen, Andreas, eds. (1 February 2023). "Statsforvalter". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 November 2023.