Editing Gratangen Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Troms, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Gratangen
|native_name            = {{lang|se|Rivttága suohkan}}
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = View from Gratangen HDR.jpg
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 5516
|county                 = Troms
|district               = Central Hålogaland
|capital                = [[Årstein]]
|established            = 1 July 1926
|preceded               = [[Ibestad Municipality]]
|demonym                = Gratangsværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Gratangen komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.gratangen.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Anita Karlsen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1332.36
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 261
|area_total_km2         = 312.76
|area_land_km2          = 305.56
|area_water_km2         = 7.20
|area_water_percent     = 2.3
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 331
|population_total       = 1070
|population_density_km2 = 3.4
|population_increase    = -5.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|41|24|N|17|32|30|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{native name|no|'''Gratangen'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Rivtták'''}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/511075 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref><ref name="sami name" /> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Troms]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Central Hålogaland]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Årstein]].<ref name="snl" />

The {{convert|313|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 261st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gratangen is the 331st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,070. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.4|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 5.7% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The largest settlement in the municipality is [[Årstein]], which is located approximately {{convert|60|km}} north of the [[Narvik (town)|town of Narvik]] and {{convert|85|km}} east of the [[Harstad (town)|town of Harstad]]. Other villages in Gratangen include [[Elvenes, Troms|Elvenes]], [[Fjordbotn]], and [[Hilleshamn]]. The [[European route E6]] highway runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.<ref name="snl" />

==General information==
The municipality of Gratangen was established on 1 July 1926 when it was separated from the large [[Ibestad Municipality]]. The initial population of Gratangen was 1,967. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Troms]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Troms]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the [[Gratangen (fjord)|Gratangen]] [[fjord]] ({{langx|non|Grjótangr}}). The first element is {{lang|non|grjót}} which means "[[Rock (geology)|stone]]". The last element is {{lang|non|angr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Gratangen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Gratangen |access-date=2018-08-29 |date=2018-02-12 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no |editor2-first=Terje |editor2-last=Dalfest}}</ref>

On 16 February 2024, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official [[Sami language]] name for the municipality: {{lang|se|Rivttága suohkan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Fastsetting av Rivttága suohkan som samisk namn for Gratangen kommune |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTII/forskrift/2024-02-16-272 |access-date=2024-07-25 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|se|Rivtták}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|se|Rivttága suohkan}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Gratangen Municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-21 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 15 June 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevron]] [[embowed]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en innbøyd sølv sparre}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a curved chevron. The chevron has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the blue sky (on top) and the [[Gratangen (fjord)|Gratangen fjord]] and sea (on the bottom). The chevron was chosen to represent the snowy mountain peaks. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gratangen |access-date=2023-01-26 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gratangen, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-19.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-08-17 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-06-15-505?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Gratangen Municipality. It is part of the [[Trondenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Gratangen'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Gratangen||[[Gratangen Church]]||[[Årstein]]||1971
|}

==History==
[[File:Spanstinden & Sølvfjellet, 2010 September.JPG|thumb|left|View of the mountains of Gratangen]]
Gratangen was the site of the [[Battle of Gratangen]], one of the first battles between the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[3rd Mountain Division (Germany)|3rd Mountain Division]] under [[Eduard Dietl]] and the [[Norwegian Army|Norwegian]] [[6th Division (Norway)|6th Division]] under General [[Carl Gustav Fleischer]] after the [[Operation Weserübung|German invasion of Norway]] on 9 April 1940.

==Geography==
The municipality encompasses the land on both sides of the [[Gratangen (fjord)|Gratangen]] and southeast of the [[Astafjorden]]. The municipality borders [[Tjeldsund Municipality]] to the west, [[Ibestad Municipality]] (across the Astafjorden) to the north, [[Lavangen Municipality]] to the east, and [[Narvik Municipality]] (in [[Nordland]] county) to the south.

The municipality is very mountainous, with only one third of the land being below the [[tree line]] of {{convert|250|to|300|m}} above sea level. Most of the livable land is a narrow area along both sides of the [[fjord]], several side valleys that branch away from the fjord, plus the [[Fjordbotn]] area at the head of the fjord. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1332.36|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Vassdalfjellet which is located on the border with [[Narvik Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

===Climate===
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|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Årstein]]
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|Jan mean C=-6.2
|Feb mean C=-5.4
|Mar mean C=-2.6
|Apr mean C=1.4
|May mean C=6.7
|Jun mean C=10.8
|Jul mean C=13.0
|Aug mean C=11.9
|Sep mean C=7.2
|Oct mean C=2.6
|Nov mean C=-2.1
|Dec mean C=-4.6
|year mean C=2.7
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|Jan precipitation mm=87
|Feb precipitation mm=79
|Mar precipitation mm=62
|Apr precipitation mm=56
|May precipitation mm=45
|Jun precipitation mm=55
|Jul precipitation mm=70
|Aug precipitation mm=82
|Sep precipitation mm=111
|Oct precipitation mm=136
|Nov precipitation mm=95
|Dec precipitation mm=102
|year precipitation mm=980
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}}

==Government==
Gratangen Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Gratangen is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/troms%20romsa/gratangen#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|otherparty                = Cross-party List for Gratangen
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk Liste for Gratangen
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/gratangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-24 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Gratangen Common Political List
|otherparty_no             = Gratangen Fellespolitiske Liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Cross-Party List for Gratangen
|otherparty_no1            = Tverrpolitisk Liste for Gratangen
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Gratangen Common Political List
|otherparty_no             = Gratangen Fellespolitiske Liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Gratangen Democratic List
|otherparty_no1            = Gratangen Demokratiske Liste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grantangen
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/troms%20romsa/gratangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-24 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Gratangen cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Gratangen tverrpolitiske list
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Inner Gratangen non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Indre Gratangen upolitiske liste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Outer North-Gratangen election list
|otherparty_no1            = Ytre Nord-Gratangen valgliste  
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Middle and Outer Gratangen with Hilleshamn election list
|otherparty_no             = Midtre og Ytre Gratangen med Hilleshamn valgliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Inner Gratangen non-party local list
|otherparty_no1            = Indre Gratangen upolitiske bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Middle and Outer Gratangen with Hilleshamn local list
|otherparty_no             = Midtre og Ytre Gratangen med Hilleshamn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Middle/Outer Gratangen with Hilleshamn local list
|otherparty_no             = Midtre/Ytre Gratangen med Hilleshamn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Inner and Southern Gratangen with Hilleshamn local list
|otherparty_no1            = Indre og Søndre Gratangen med Hilleshamn bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 7
|otherparty2               = Inland election list
|otherparty_no2            = Innlandets valgliste  
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|otherparty                = Middle Gratangen with Hilleshamn local list
|otherparty_no             = Midtre Gratangen med Hilleshamn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 7
|otherparty1               = Inner Gratangen non-party election list
|otherparty_no1            = Indre Gratangen upolitiske valgliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|otherparty2               = Inland election list
|otherparty_no2            = Innlandets valgliste  
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Middle Gratangen with Hilleshamn Non-Party Common List
|otherparty_no             = Midtre Gratangen med Hilleshamn Upolitiske Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Inner Gratangen Election List
|otherparty_no1            = Indre Gratangen Valgliste  
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 4
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gratangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Gratangen 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 news |date=1976-12-18 |title=Ordførerne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e80dcfa7a9483cdc8acf20e3816ce8d3?page=15 |work=[[Nordlys]] |page=17 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1926–1929: Mikal Jakobsen 
*1929–1931: O.M. Eilivsen-Thraning
*1932–1934: Mikal Jakobsen 
*1935–1937: Arthur Heggelund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1938–1941: Mikal Nilsen  	
*1941–1942: Arthur Heggelund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1942-1942: Ove Seines 
*1942-1942: O.M. Eilivsen-Thraning 
*1942–1945: Christian Selnes 
*1946–1947: Arthur Heggelund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948–1951: Øyvind Bahr 
*1952–1961: Anker Nikolaisen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1962–1967: Alfred Pedersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968–1971: Heiberg Karlsen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1972–1975: Odd Thraning ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Arvid Fjellheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980–1983: Reidar Schjelderup ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1985: Odd Thraning ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1986–1989: Arvid Fjellheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1990–1991: Roy-Idar Sandberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1992–1993: Håkon Kristiansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1994–1999: Roy-Idar Sandberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999–2003: [[Rita H. Roaldsen]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003-2003: Håkon Kristiansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2011: Eva Ottesen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011–2015: Ronny Grindstein ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015-2019: Eva Ottesen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: Anita Karlsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/gratangen Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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