Editing Molde Municipality (section)

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Molde 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:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Molde kommune: Ordførere etter 1837 |url=https://www.molde.kommune.no/Modules/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1152&Category.ID=666 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719233506/https://www.molde.kommune.no/Modules/article.aspx?ObjectType=Article&Article.ID=1152&Category.ID=666 |archive-date=2011-07-19 |access-date=2023-04-14 |publisher=Molde kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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* 1837–1838: C.B. Brinchmann
* 1839–1839: J.S. Sommerschield 
* 1840–1840: C.B. Brinchmann 
* 1841–1841: Bastian Width
* 1842–1842: Edvard Kraft
* 1843–1844: K.A. Bjørseth 
* 1845–1845: Claus S. Jervell
* 1846–1846: K.A. Bjørseth 
* 1847–1847: Johan Olivarius Horn 
* 1848–1848: Claus S. Jervell 
* 1849–1850: Johan Olivarius Horn
* 1851–1853: Isach Georg Dass
* 1854–1854: Christen Smith
* 1855–1855: Johan Olivarius Horn
* 1856–1856: Claus S. Jervell 
* 1857–1857: Johan Olivarius Horn
* 1858–1858: Gunder Paulsen
* 1859–1859: Andreas Lind
* 1860–1860: Gunder Paulsen
* 1861–1861: Andreas Lind
* 1862–1862: Henrik L. Sommerschield
* 1863–1864: Thorvald Johannes Owren 
* 1865–1865: Isach Georg Dass 
* 1866–1866: Ludvig Arnoldus Leth
* 1867–1867: Gunder Paulsen
* 1868–1869: Ludvig Arnoldus Leth 
* 1870–1870: Fredrik Christian Sand
* 1871–1874: K.F. Feilberg
* 1875–1876: [[Ferdinand Nicolai Roll]]
* 1877–1877: Henrik L. Sommerschield
* 1878–1878: Johan B. Ræstad
* 1879–1883: Tobias Annæus Owren
* 1884–1886: Ludvig Arnoldus Leth
* 1887–1888: [[Ferdinand Nicolai Roll]]
* 1888–1890: J.L.W. Dietrichson
* 1891–1891: Ludvig Arnoldus Leth
* 1892–1892: J.L.W. Dietrichson
* 1893–1893: O. Berg
* 1894–1895: J.L.W. Dietrichson 
* 1896–1899: Albert Dessen  
* 1900–1902: Lars Nøsen 
* 1903–1904: [[Birger Stuevold-Hansen]] 
* 1905–1907: Ulrich Møller 
* 1908–1910: [[Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg]]
* 1911–1913: Lars Jacobsen 
* 1914–1916: [[Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg]]
* 1917–1922: Anton Holm 
* 1923–1925: Kristian Nøsen 
* 1926–1927: Nils B. Elvsaas ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1928–1930: Hans Jakob Sparre Schneider
* 1931–1934: Ole Sivertsen Nås ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1935–1937: Oscar Hanssen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1938–1940: Ole Sivertsen Nås ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1941–1945: Hans Jakob Sparre Schneider ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Ole Sivertsen Nås ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1946–1946: Nils B. Elvsaas ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1947–1947: O. Aasgård ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1948–1950: Nils B. Elvsaas ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1951–1955: Asgaut Bore ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1956–1959: [[Kåre Stokkeland]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1960–1961: Petter Pettersson ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1962–1965: [[Johan Skipnes]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1966–1969: Petter Pettersson ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1970–1971: [[Olav Askvik]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1972–1973: [[Johan Skipnes]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1972–1973: Petter Pettersson ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1974–1977: Wilhelm Wilkens ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1978–1979: Asmund Fredly ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1980–1981: Bernt Vilnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1982–1983: Asmund Fredly ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1984–1985: [[Rolf Myhre]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1986–1989: Ragnar Heggdal ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1990–1993: [[Rolf Myhre]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1994–1998: Einar Øveraas ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1998–2003: [[Rolf Myhre]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2003–2011: Jan Petter Hammerø ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2011–2023: [[Torgeir Dahl]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2023–present: Trygve Grydeland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Trygve Grydeland blir ny ordfører i Molde |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/trygve-grydeland-blir-ny-ordforer-i-molde-1.16556809 |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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