Aust-Agder County Municipality
Aust-Agder County Municipality (Norwegian: Aust-Agder fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The county municipality was established on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Aust-Agder was merged with the neighboring Vest-Agder county, creating the new Agder county which is led by the Agder County Municipality.
Aust-Agder County Municipality
Aust-Agder fylkeskommune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Norway | |
| Coordinates: 58°27′52″N 8°46′01″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Established | 1 Jan 1976 |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Administrative center | Arendal |
| Government | |
| • County mayor | Gro Bråten |
| • Chairman of Cabinet | Arild Eielsen |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-09 |
| Employees | 1,100 |
| Schools | 8 |
| Pupils | 4,500 |
| Transit authority | None |
| Website | www |
The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of eight upper secondary schools with about 4,500 pupils. It was also in charge of county-wide regional planning, county roads, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage. The administrative centre of the county is the town of Arendal.
Stein Ytterdahl was the last County Governor of Aust-Agder (from 2016 until its dissolution in 2020, there was one county governor for both Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties). The Governor was the representative of the King and Government of Norway in the county, functioning as the connection between the state and the municipalities.