Editing Alta Municipality (section)

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Alta:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nielsen |first=Jens Petter |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011010408052 |title=Altas historie |year=1995 |volume=2 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Eikeset |first=Kjell Roger |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010092203016 |title=Altas historie |year=1998 |volume=3 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1864–1865: Lars Follum 
*1868–1871: Jørgen Næss 
*1872–1875: O. Furu 
*1876–1879: Lars Follum 
*1880–1883: Lorents Holmgren 
*1887–1890: Hjalmar C. Borchrevink 
*1891–1901: Axel O. Hagemann
*1902–1903: O. Andersen 
*1904-1904: Ole Sætrum (acting)
*1905–1907: August Nielsen
*1908–1913: Hans Rusten
*1914-1914: B. Siqveland
*1915–1916: Waldemar Johansen
*1917–1919: Kristian Heitmann ([[Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway|NSA]])
*1920–1922: Hans Rusten ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1922–1924: Johan Martin Mjøen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1925-1925: B. K. Ottem ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1926–1928: Kristian Heitmann ([[Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway|NSA]])
*1929–1931: Paul Kjeldsberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1932–1934: Paul Tangen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1935–1937: B. Torbergsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1937–1940: William Granaas ([[Communist Party of Norway|NKP]])
*1941–1942: Odd Cappelen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942–1944: Sverre A. Lyng ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1947: William Granaas ([[Communist Party of Norway|NKP]])
*1948–1951: Daniel Heitmann ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1953: William Granaas ([[Communist Party of Norway|NKP]])
*1953–1955: Hans Kolle (acting) ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1955-1955: Hjalmar Bellika (acting) ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956–1959: Jan K. Lund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1963: Karl Kivijervi ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1968: Torleif Johansen 
*1972–1978: Harald Mjøen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1979–1983: Jakob Aarøen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1983–1988: Odd Arne Rasmussen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988–1991: Lars Bakken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1991–2001: [[Eva M. Nielsen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2001–2011: Geir Ove Bakken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2015: [[Laila Davidsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015–present: Monica Nielsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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