Editing Nordland (section)

== Government ==
{{main|Nordland County Municipality}}
A county ''(fylke)'' is the chief local administrative area in [[Norway]]. The whole country is divided into 15 counties (from 2024). A county is also an election area, with popular votes taking place every 4 years. In Nordland, the government of the county is the [[Nordland County Municipality]]. It includes 45 members who are elected to form a [[county council (Norway)|county council]] ''(Fylkesting)''. Heading the ''Fylkesting'' is the county mayor ''(fylkesordførar)''. Since October 2023, the [[Nordland County Municipality]] has been led by Eivind Holst, the county mayor. The County Municipality elects a County Cabinet, which is the executive body of Nordland County Council. Since October 2023 Svein Øien Eggesvik is head of the County Cabinet. 

The county also has a [[County governor (Norway)|County Governor]] ''(fylkesmann)'' who is the representative of the [[Monarchy of Norway|King]] and [[Politics of Norway|Government of Norway]]. [[Tom Cato Karlsen]] is the current [[List of County Governors of Nordland|County Governor of Nordland]].

The municipalities in Nordland are divided among several [[district court (Norway)|district courts]] ''(tingrett)'': [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]], [[Helgeland District Court]], and [[Salten og Lofoten District Court]]. These courts are subordinate to the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]] district based in Tromsø.