List of County Governors of Nordland
This is a list of the county governors of Nordland county in Norway. The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was (before 1919), then (from 1919-2020), and then (since 2021). In 1688, the government of Norway established Nordland as an amt (or county). Originally it included most of Northern Norway except for Finnmark. The southern border of Nordland was the Bindalsfjorden, a little further north than today's county border. In 1787, the northern part of Nordland was separated from Nordland and transferred to  Finnmark county to the north. In 1852, the southern border of the county was adjusted to include Sør-Bindalen in the county. In 1919, the name of the county was changed to . From 1844 until 1918, the county was subordinate to the Diocesan Governor of Tromsø who was the civil governor of the Diocese of Tromsø. The county governor is the government's representative in the county. The governor carries 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. Names. The word for county (amt or fylke) has changed over time. From 1688 until 1918 the title was . On 1 January 1919, the title was . On 1 January 2021, the title was again changed to the gender-neutral . List of county governors. Nordland county has had the following governors: