| Trøndelag County Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Norwegian: Trøndelag fylkeskommune Southern Sami: Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Steinkjer |
| Leader Title: | County mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tomas Iver Hallem |
| Iso Code: | NO-50 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Revenue |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Employees |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 4,300 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Schools |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 32 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Pupils |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 17,000 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Transit authority |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Roads |
Trøndelag County Municipality (no|Trøndelag fylkeskommune or sma|Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Trøndelag county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 36 upper secondary schools, with 17,000 pupils. It administers thousands of kilometers of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.
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).[1]
The county council (no|Fylkestinget) is made up of 59 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 (Norwegian: fylkesutvalg), which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive committee (with at least 5 members) are led by the county mayor (no|fylkesordfører). The executive committee carries out the executive funitons of the county under the direction of the whole council. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.[2]
The county mayor (no|fylkesordfører) of Trøndelag has been the political leader of the county and the chairperson of the county council.[3] Here is a list of people who have held this position:
See main article: AtB. Public transport in the county are operated on public service obligation contracts from the county municipality via the transportation authority company AtB AS (meaning A to B), and operations are performed by Boreal Buss, Nettbuss, Tide Buss and TrønderBilene (buses), Boreal Bane (tram), and Fosen Trafikklag and Kystekspressen (passenger ferries). County road are operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, though managed by the county municipality.
The county operates 32 upper secondary schools in the county.[4]