Editing Lyngen Municipality (section)

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lyngen is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):
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*1838-1838: Niels Wolff Christie<ref>{{Cite book |last=Svebak |first=Kåre |url=https://site.uit.no/lll/wp-content/uploads/sites/220/2021/02/Svebak-Folk-i-nord-m%C3%B8tte-prester-fra-s%C3%B8r.pdf |title=Folk i Nord møtte prester fra sør |language=no |chapter=Christi, Niels Wolff |accessdate=2024-04-27}}</ref>
*1839-1839: Knud Figenschou<ref>{{Cite news |date=1888-06-13 |title=Tromsø den 12te Juni |url=https://www.nb.no/items/00d8dbd7bb9dc13ddaea1ed00dc43b47 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsøposten |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1840-1840: Niels Wolff Christie<ref>{{Cite news |date=1840-08-21 |title=Tromsø og Senjens amtsformandskabs forhandlinger |url=https://www.nb.no/items/dc6a3470776ab8f51091b4bc3ede1441 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø Tidende |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1873-1877: Samuel Georg Simon Wenneberg<ref>{{Cite news |date=1873-07-23 |title=Tromsø amtsformandskabs forhandlinger |url=https://www.nb.no/items/45c5b775c0dfe37f946b5ee951160c32 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Tromsøposten]] |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1881-1882: Ole Stuevold Hansen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1898-1908: A. Eriksen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1899-01-04 |title=Herredernes Formand |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c6bccc7307a3cac00dbbb4be40b10448 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø |page=2 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1902-01-10 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/63757a52c75be17b6f91158b83b9b0a7 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1913-1925: [[Ola Krogseng Giæver]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1926-1929: Anton Martinius Danielsen Meedby ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1928-12-21 |title=Ordførerevalget |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6d60e1fb1a15f5ee7596be6a74ef373d |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Harstad Tidende]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1929-1931: Isak Øvergård<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-10-03 |title=De nye kommuner i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4d7745a8e862fa20897e648457918c41 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Folkeviljen]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1932-1934: Emil Larssen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1970-02-07 |title=Emil Larssen 70 år |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e169f2aee925e4dc7a4445b7dff5f502 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1935-1937: Reidar Longva ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1954-07-31 |title=50 år |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ef02b9c50aa6901fc53646c3308445bf |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=12 |language=no}}</ref>
*1937-1940: Kristian Larsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1940-1941: Isak Øvergård ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1941-1942: Reidar Longva ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref name="CR" />
*1942-1945: Carl Rasmussen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref name="CR">{{Cite news |date=1942-03-02 |title=Nye ordførere i Troms |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ed4961fcfc91e4a9db1f22c7c0fa7d61 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1945-1947: Kristian Larsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-12-27 |title=Gjenvalg av ordfører i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5d84e3ef5f070d9c863f554d70f31421 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1948-1951: Jentoft Mikalsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-01-20 |title=Lærer J. Mikalsen ordfører i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/898e2de73392dd7926e937a5918ef008 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1951-1955: Lars Kiil ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1951-12-24 |title=Ny ordfører i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f602c292ffbf26e0d8f6efe2f974ad86 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1956-1960: Sverre Odd Soløy ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-12-29 |title=Banksjef Soløy ny ordfører i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/81fc7b7e74e63a391ea3d713b61b436b |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=Tromsø |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1960-1969: Lindberg Holm ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-06-30 |title=Lyngen velger ny varaordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/80fe335a5126db625285c169764617ca |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=7 |language=no}}</ref>
*1970-1971: Fridgeir Eriksen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1969-12-31 |title=Fridgeir Eriksen ble ny ordfører i Lyngen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1c37021f8c8332235bfb9c86550743b3 |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1972-1975: Albrigt M. Albrigtsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1975-1987: Hans Petter Myrland ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987-1995: Odd Larssen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1995-1999: Roger Alex Hansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2011: Hans Karlsen ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
*2011-2015: Sølvi Gunn Jensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-2023: Dan Håvard Johnsen ([[Bygdeliste|Local list]])
*2023-present: Eirik Larsen ([[Bygdeliste|Local list]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-11 |title=Ny ordfører klar i Lyngen |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/ny-ordforer-klar-i-lyngen-1.16591154 |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=NRK Troms og Finnmark |language=no}}</ref>
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