Editing Orkdal Municipality (section)

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Orkdal was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførere |url=http://www.orkanger.info/kommunen/ordforere.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200041/http://www.orkanger.info/kommunen/ordforere.php |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=Orkanger historie |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1925-12-30 |title=Ordførere i Trøndelagen. Orkdal |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_trondhjemsadresseavis_null_null_19251230_159_301_1 |work=Trondhjems Adresseavis |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1837–1842: Johan Fredrik Roshauw
*1842–1843: Niels Finckenhagen
*1844–1847: Johan Fredrik Roshauw
*1848–1851: Andreas Lee Bull
*1852–1855: Christen Anderssen Rømme
*1856–1863: Andreas Lee Bull
*1864–1865: H.P. Dahl
*1866–1869: Christen Anderssen Rømme
*1870–1889: Johan Richter ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1890–1895: Lars Garberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1896–1898: Ole Kvam ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1899–1901: Lars Garberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902–1916: John Iversen Wolden ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1917–1919: Ole T. Hongslo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1920–1937: Ingebrigt I. Ustad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1938–1940: Erik Leland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1941–1941: Sigurd Garberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1941–1944: Johannes Svendsen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1944–1945: Asbjørn Hofstad ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1945–1945: Erik Leland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946–1947: Sigurd Garberg ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948–1951: Nils Jerpstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1952–1959: Olav Ansnes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1960–1962: Nils Jerpstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1963-1963: Sverre Solligård ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1968: Kolbjørn Larsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968–1975: [[Ingrid Sandvik]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Rasmus Skålholt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1979–1983: [[Kåre Gjønnes]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1984–1987: Rudolf Larsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987–1987: Jorunn Wormdahl Asbøll ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988–1989: Elling Kvernmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1990–1991: Harald Bugge ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1992–1995: Elling Kvernmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995–1999: Arne Grønset ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1999–2015: Gunnar Lysholm ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2015–2019: Oddbjørn Bang ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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