Roger Ryberg

Roger Ryberg
Ryberg in 2009
County Mayor of Viken
In office
1 January 2020 – 11 December 2023
DeputyKathy Lie
Camilla Sørensen Eidsvold
Cabinet chairTonje Brenna
Siv Henriette Jacobsen
Preceded byHimself, as county mayor of Buskerud
Succeeded byThomas Sjøvold (Akershus)
Tore Opdal Hansen (Buskerud)
Sindre Martinsen-Evje (Østfold)
County Mayor of Buskerud
In office
20 October 2015 – 31 December 2019
Preceded byMorten Eriksrød
Succeeded byHimself, as county mayor of Viken
In office
9 October 2007 – October 2011
DeputyRunolv Stegane
Preceded byTor Ottar Karlsen
Succeeded byMorten Eriksrød
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 1989 – 30 September 1993
ConstituencyBuskerud
Personal details
Born (1952-04-16) 16 April 1952 (age 72)
Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway
Political partyLabour
Children2

Roger Ryberg (born 16 April 1952 in Kirkenes) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as county mayor of Viken from 2020 to 2023. 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. Behind him was a coalition of the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party,[1] who kept the right-wing candidate Mette Lund Stake at bay with 22 versus 21 votes in the county council. Before being elected county mayor, Ryberg had been mayor of Hurum municipality.[2] He also served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Buskerud during the term 1989–1993.[3]

Following the 2019 Norwegian local election, he was elected as the county mayor of the newly established Viken county.[4]

In April 2022, Ryberg announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election in the 2023 local elections.[5] As Viken was scheduled to be dissolved following the local elections, Buskerud, Akershus and Østfold all elected new county mayors. Ryberg was succeeded by Thomas Sjøvold in Akershus,[6] Tore Opdal Hansen in Buskerud[7][8] and Sindre Martinsen-Evje in Østfold.[9]

He resides at Filtvet.

  1. ^ Hansen, Roy (20 September 2007). "Roger Ryberg ny fylkesordfører". Eikernytt (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. ^ Kommandantvold, Maria (9 October 2007). "Roger Ryberg ny fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Roger Ryberg" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  4. ^ "Ordfører i Viken klar" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "AP fylkesordfører i Viken, Roger Ryberg, tar ikke gjenvalg" (in Norwegian). Eikernytt. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Ny fylkesordfører i Akershus" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Fylkestinget i Buskerud konstituert" (in Norwegian). NRK Stor-Oslo. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Nå er han valgt som fylkesordføreren din" (in Norwegian). Ringerike Blad. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Martinsen-Evje valgt til fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian). NRK Oslo og Viken. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.