The county municipality's most important tasks include
secondary education, recreation (sports and outdoor life), and
cultural heritage. The county municipality is also responsible for all
county roads (including
ferry operations) and
public transport (including school busses). The county municipality has further responsibility for regional
land-use planning,
business development,
power production, and
environmental management. The county also has responsibility for providing
dental health services (in 2002, responsibility for hospitals and public medicine was transferred from the counties to the new
regional health authorities).
County council The Hordaland county council () is made up of 57 representatives that are elected by direct election by all legal residents of the county every fourth year. The council is the legislative body for the county. The county council typically meets about six times a year. Council members are divided into standing committees and an executive committee (), which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive committee (with at least 5 members) are led by the county mayor (). The executive committee carries out the executive functions of the county under the direction of the whole council. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political
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County mayor Since 1976, the
county mayor () of Hordaland has been the political leader of the county and the chairperson of the
county council. Prior to 1976, the
County governor led the council which was made up of all of the mayors of the rural municipalities within the county. The final County Mayor was Anne Gine Hestetun of the
Labour Party, while her deputy was Rune Haugsdal. Here is a list of people who have held this position: • 1976–1991: Ole Dramdal (
H) • 1991–1999:
Magnar Lussand (
Sp) • 1999–2003:
Gisle Handeland (
Ap) • 2003–2011:
Torill Selsvold Nyborg (
KrF) • 2011–2015:
Tom-Christer Nilsen (
H) • 2015–2019: Anne Gine Hestetun (
Ap) ==Transport==