Editing Hedmark (section)

==Politics==
Every four years the inhabitants of Hedmark elected 33 representatives to the Hedmark Fylkesting, the Hedmark County Assembly. After the elections of September 2007, the majority of the seats of the assembly were held by a three-party coalition consisting of the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]] (14 seats), the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] (5 seats) and the [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]] (2 seats). Eight parties were represented in the assembly, the remaining 5 being the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] (4 seats), the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]] (4), the [[Liberal Party of Norway|Liberal Party]] (2), the [[Christian Democratic Party of Norway|Christian Democratic Party]] (1) and the [[Pensioners Party (Norway)|Pensioners Party]] (1). The assembly was headed by the county mayor (Norwegian: Fylkesordfører). From 2007 to 2011, the county mayor was [[Arnfinn Nergård]], representing the Centre Party. In 2003, a parliamentary system was established, which meant that the county assembly elected a political administration or council to hold executive power. This county council reflected the majority of the county assembly and included the three parties holding the majority of the assembly seats, i.e., the Labour Party, the Center Party and the Socialist Left Party. The council was led by [[Siv Tørudbakken]], a member of the Labour Party.