Editing Lebesby Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Finnmark, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Finnmark, Norway|the village with the same name|Lebesby (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Lebesby
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = <hr />{{native name|se|Davvesiidda gielda}}<br />{{native name|fkv|Lebespyyn komuuni}}
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Lebesby Ifjordfjellet.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Ifjordfjellet in Lebesby
|idnumber               = 5624
|county                 = Finnmark
|district               = Øst-Finnmark
|capital                = [[Kjøllefjord]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Lebesbyværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Lebesby komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Lebesby.png
|webpage                = www.lebesby.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Sigurd Rafaelsen
|mayor_party            = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1066.8
|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              = 8
|area_total_km2         = 3460.50
|area_land_km2          = 3230.88
|area_water_km2         = 229.62
|area_water_percent     = 6.6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 320
|population_total       = 1215
|population_density_km2 = 0.4
|population_increase    = -9.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|70|56|43|N|27|21|04|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 35W |utm_northing = 7869108 |utm_easting = 0508755 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Lebesby''' ({{langx|se|Davvesiida}} and {{langx|fkv|Lebespyy}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Finnmark]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Kjøllefjord]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Ifjord]], [[Kunes, Finnmark|Kunes]], [[Lebesby (village)|Lebesby]], and [[Veidnes]].

The {{convert|3460.5|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 8th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lebesby is the 320th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,215. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.4|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 9.4% 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 municipality consists of the western half of the [[Nordkinn Peninsula]], along with areas around the [[Laksefjorden]]. Most people live in the village of [[Kjøllefjord]]. This municipality is dominated by ethnic Norwegians, whereas the areas around the Laksefjorden are predominantly [[Sami people|Sami]]. [[Fishing]] is the mainstay of the population.

==Economy==
There are 17 [[wind turbine]]s that generate electrical power in [[Kjøllefjord]], as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holst |first=Inga |title=Statkraft vurderer vindkraftutbygging i Finnmark. Reineierne sier kontant nei |url=https://www.ifinnmark.no/statkraft-vurderer-vindkraftutbygging-i-finnmark-reineierne-sier-kontant-nei/s/5-81-1947682 |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=iFinnmark.no |language=no}}</ref> The world's northernmost dairy farm that produces milk ({{langx|no|melkebruk}}) is located in [[Bekkarfjord]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Helga |date=2020-11-17 |title=Samvirke virker |work=[[Klassekampen]] |page=2 |language=no |quote="verdens nordligste melkebruk"}}</ref>

==History==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Lebesby was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1864, the eastern part of Lebesby that surrounds the [[Tanafjorden]] (population: 1,388) was separated to become the new [[Tana Municipality]]. Tana was later separated into three: Tana Municipality, [[Gamvik Municipality]], and [[Berlevåg Municipality]]. The borders of Lebesby have remained unchanged 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 [[Finnmark]] 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 [[Finnmark]] 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 origins of the municipal name are uncertain. There are two main possibilities. ''Lebesby'' may be a Norwegianized form of a [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]] name {{lang|se|Leaibbessiida}}. The first element is the [[genitive form]] of the word {{wikt-lang|se|leaibi}} which means "[[grey alder]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|se|siida}} which means "reindeer camp" or "dwelling place". A second option for the origin of the name is that ''Lebesby'' is a [[linguistic corruption|corruption]] of the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|Liðvarðsbýr}}. The first element is {{lang|non|Liðvarð}} which is a male name from long ago. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|býr}} which means "dwelling place" or "farmstead".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh |page=214 }}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Lebesby |url=http://snl.no/Lebesby |access-date=2013-02-22 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 22 July 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per fess]] [[Line (heraldry)|embattled grady]] with three steps and two peaks [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] and [[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av gult og svart ved tredobbelt tindesnitt med to tinder}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is divided by a line that is "embattled grady". A line embattled grady consists of series of two or three steps, as if each [[merlon]] has a smaller merlon atop it. The field below the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[sable (heraldry)|sable]] and the field above the line has a tincture of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The idea is that the arms represent the ''Finnkirka'' ("the Finn Church"), a [[cliff]] by the sea in the municipality. This cliff formation has the appearance of a church, and in former times was used by [[Sami people]] as a place of sacrifice. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lebesby |access-date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebesby, Finmark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-22.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-07-22 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-07-22-597?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Finnkirka.JPG|thumb|left|View of the ''Finnkirka'' mountain]]
The municipality consists of the areas around the [[Laksefjorden]], including the eastern part of the [[Sværholt Peninsula]] and the western half of the [[Nordkinn Peninsula]]. At the entrance to the Kjøllefjorden at the northwestern tip of the Nordkinn Peninsula, one finds the spectacular ''Finnkirka'' sea cliff, so named because of its soaring spires that look like a church. On the other side of the [[Oksefjorden (Finnmark)|Oksefjorden]] on the northern end of the peninsula, the [[Kinnarodden]] cape (shared with [[Gamvik Municipality]]) is the northernmost point on the European mainland. There are several large lakes in the municipality including [[Kjæsvannet]], [[Store Måsvannet]], and [[Suolojávri (Lebesby)|Suolojávri]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1066.78|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Rásttigáisá.<ref name="elev" />

===Birdlife===
The same seacliffs mentioned above hold large numbers of breeding [[seabird]]s. In fact Norway's third largest seabird colony can be found in the municipality. Experiencing a seabird colony is one of nature's great experiences, here you can see and listen to thousands of birds with such species as [[fulmar]] and [[Atlantic puffin]] being a part of a fascinating [[ecosystem]].

===Flora===
The world's northernmost [[birch]] forest is located in this municipality, near [[Oksefjorden (Finnmark)|Oksefjorden]], {{convert|9|km}} east of Kjøllefjord ({{coord|70|58|N|27|34|E}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Verdens nordligste skog |url=http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2013/januar/345837 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064244/http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2013/januar/345837 |archive-date=2014-03-16 |access-date=2013-11-19 |language=no}}</ref>

===Climate===
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==Government==
Lebesby 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 [[Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Lebesby is made up of 17 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                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Finnmark Finnmárku |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/lebesby#seats |access-date=2023-12-30 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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/lebesby#seats |access-date=2019-10-23 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Lebesby Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Lebesby Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Grønne                    = 2
|otherparty                = Lebesby Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Lebesby Tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/lebesby#seats |access-date=2019-10-23 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|otherparty                = Non-Socialist Common List
|otherparty_no             = Borgerlig Fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Kyst                      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|otherparty                = Dyfjord Village List
|otherparty_no             = Dyfjord Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|start                     = 1985
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|SV/NKP                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty_no             = Cross-Party List
|otherparty_number         = Tverrpolitisk Liste
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |volume=I |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 3
|AFS                       = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 2
|AFS                       = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|AFS                       = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|AFS                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|NKP                       = 1
|AFS                       = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lebesby
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|AFS                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lebesby:<ref>{{Cite news |date=1959-03-14 |title=Ordførergalleri i Lebesby avduket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6eb214b7c8a5190a35fb3c902a720826 |access-date=2024-04-01 |work=[[Finnmarksposten]] |pages=3 and 6 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1838-1840: Johan Karsten Garmann Schancke
*1840-1843: Nils Pedersen
*1843-1845: [[Jørres Schelderup Hansen]]
*1846-1854: Henning Briks
*1855-1857: Nicolai Christian Lassen
*1858-1863: Bernhard Kock
*1864-1867: Johan Fredrik Lindstrøm
*1868-1873: Oluf August Ingemann Melbye
*1874-1892: N. Johansen
*1893-1895: J.B. Bøgeberg
*1896-1898: Ole Moen
*1899-1907: N. Johansen
*1908-1913: O. Klykken
*1914-1914: Andreas Olai Knutsen Steffensen
*1914-1916: Johan Hustad
*1917-1919: Wilhelm Lund
*1920-1925: Ole Konrad Steinholt
*1926-1928: Johan P. Olsen
*1929-1931: Charlo Klykken
*1932-1934: Johan P. Olsen
*1935-1941: Karl Fosslund
*1941-1942: Jens A. Horst
*1942-1945: Sigvald Tryggeseth ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: Adolf Hansen
*1945-1945: Arne Moilanen
*1946-1950: [[Hans Martin Hanssen]] ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]) 
*1950-1951: Bertin Jonassen
*1952-1955: Edmund Wallenius
*1956-1957: Viggo Lund
*1958-1959: Gerhard Charlo Øfeldt
*1959-1961: Viggo Lund
*1961-1975: Aksel Samuelsberg ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*1975-1979: Magnor Mathisen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*1979-1988: Edmund Varfjell ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*1988-1998: Kristin Berg Nilsen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]) 
*1998-2010: Harald Larssen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]) 
*2010-2019: Stine Akselsen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]) 
*2019–present: Sigurd Kvammen Rafaelsen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]) 
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==Culture==
===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Lebesby. It is part of the [[Hammerfest prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lebesby'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Kjøllefjord||[[Kjøllefjord Church]]||[[Kjøllefjord]]||1951
|-
|rowspan="2"|Lebesby||[[Lebesby Church]]||[[Lebesby (village)|Lebesby]]||1962
|-
|[[Kunes Chapel]]||[[Kunes, Finnmark|Kunes]]||1982
|}

== Notable people ==
* [[Einar Wøhni]] (1920 in Lebesby – 1987), a politician
* [[Gørild Mauseth]] (born 1972 in Kjøllefjord), an actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0561318|Gørild Mauseth}}. Retrieved 17 August 2020.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/lebesby Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192112/http://home.no.net/ilseand/lebesbykart.htm About Lebesby]

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