Reidun Helene Mortensen
Who was the head of Måsøy from 2017 to 2019?
Måsøy Måsøy ( ; ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county , Norway . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund . Other villages include Ingøy , Måsøy , Slåtten , and Gunnarnes . The municipality is located on the mainland as well as several islands . The municipality is the 97th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway . Masøy is the 320th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,225 . The municipalitys population density is and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period . The municipality includes the Fruholmen Lighthouse , the northernmost lighthouse in Norway as well as the Havøysund Bridge , the northernmost bridge in the world . The tallest tower in Scandinavia , the tall Ingøy radio transmitter is located on Ingøya island . The Hurtigruten coastal express boat stops at the village of Havøysund daily . There is also a road connection to Måsøy , albeit often blocked by snow in the winter . Norwegian County Road 889 connects the mainland to Havøysund . General information . The town of Hammerfest and the vast surrounding rural district of Hammerfest was established as the municipality of Hammerfest by og landdistrikt on 1 January 1838 ( see formannskapsdistrikt ) . Soon after ( the same year ) , the northern district ( population : 498 ) was separated to become the new municipality of Maasøe , named after the village on the island of Måsøya where the local church is located . The spelling was later changed to Måsøy . On 1 January 1963 , a small area of southern Måsøy , north of Kokelv , ( population : 34 ) was transferred to neighboring Kvalsund Municipality . On 1 January 1984 , the western part of the island of Magerøya ( population : 240 ) was transferred from Måsøy to the neighboring Nordkapp Municipality . On 1 January 2020 , the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county . Previously , it had been part of the old Finnmark county . Name . The first element is måse which means seagull and the last element is øy which means island . Previously , the village of Måsøy was the administrative centre since the main Måsøy Church was located there , hence it became the name of the municipality . Prior to 1918 , the name was written Maasøe or Maasø . Coat of arms . The coat of arms is from modern times ; they were granted on 7 September 1984 . The arms show a golden-yellow fishing gaff on a red background . These fishing gaffs have been used for many centuries in the municipality to haul large fish into the boat . The device is made of a large piece of wood with a bone or metal hook . The tool was chosen as a symbol for the importance of fishing to the municipality . Churches . The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Måsøy . It is part of the Hammerfest prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland . Government . All municipalities in Norway , including Måsøy , are responsible for primary education ( through 10th grade ) , outpatient health services , senior citizen services , unemployment and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives , which in turn elect a mayor . The municipality falls under the Hammerfest District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . Municipal council . The municipal council of Måsøy is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms . The party breakdown of the council is as follows : Mayors . The mayors of Måsøy ( incomplete list ) : - 2019–present : Bernth Sjursen ( Ap ) - 2017-2019 : Reidun Helene Mortensen ( Sp ) - 2014-2017 : Gudleif Kristiansen ( Sp ) - 2011-2014 : Anne Karin Olli ( H ) - 2009-2011 : John Aase ( Ap ) - 1995-2009 : Ingalill Olsen ( Ap ) Notable people . - Johannes Olai Olsen ( 1895 in Måsøy – 1974 ) a Norwegian fisherman and Mayor of Måsøy 1928-1940 - Lorentz Eldjarn ( 1920 in Måsøy – 2007 ) a Norwegian biochemist and medical doctor - Selmer Nilsen ( 1931 in Bakfjord – 1991 ) a Norwegian fisherman , spied for the GRU during the Cold War . - Aagot Vinterbo-Hohr ( born 1936 in Måsøy ) a Norwegian Sami physician and writer - Markus Svendsen ( born 1941 in Havøysund ) a Norwegian skier , competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Hanne Grete Einarsen ( born 1966 ) a Norwegian-Sami artist , lives in Snefjord Geography . The municipality is located on the northern coast of western Finnmark , comprising parts of the mainland ( located on the Porsanger Peninsula ) and many islands of various sizes . The main islands include Måsøya , Hjelmsøya , Havøya , Ingøya , and Rolvsøya . Most people live in the village of Havøysund , but there are also small hamlets spread around the islands and in the fjord areas , notably Snefjord , Slåtten , Ingøy , Gunnarnes , and Måsøy . The large lake Havvatnet lies in the southern part of the municipality . Birdlife . Lying in the northwest part of the county , Måsøy has a selection of habitats and a varied birdlife . Once again , some of the countys largest seabird colonies can be found in the municipality with the island of Hjelmsøya being one of the more interesting . White-tailed eagles can be seen as well as both Arctic skuas and great skuas . Climate . Måsøy has a subpolar oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfc ) , due to the relatively mild winter , but also due to the precipitation pattern with drier summer and wetter winter , which is opposite of the subarctic climate . Fruholmen was earlier a tundra climate , and is close to tundra with 1991-2020 normals . As the weather station is located at an exposed lighthouse , the inhabited areas of the municipality such as Havøysund will be slightly warmer in summer and slightly colder in winter than Fruholmen . External links . - Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway