Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

ordfører

English translation:

mayor / reeve

Added to glossary by Tore Bjerkek
Jul 8, 2005 01:42
19 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

ordfører

Norwegian to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
I'm trying to figure out what municipal position might be referred to (it is not 'spokesman/person'). Example: "Stavanger's ordfører, Carl Clodhopper"

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Non-ProZ.com Jul 8, 2005:
Thanks again.

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Norwegian term (edited): ordf�rer
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mayor

That would be a mayor in a city.

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-07-08 02:04:19 GMT) Post-grading
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I ment to add that «the ordfører» for a rural municipality is a reeve, however that, may vary from country to country.
You are safe with mayor for a city or town.
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agree Tara Chace : Yes!
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Norwegian term (edited): ordf�rer

Mayor, Chairman of Municipal Council

The "ordfører" is the Chairman of the Municipal Council. There is no official standard translation for this, but it is usually translated "Mayor". The title "Reeve" is not used. Some municipalities, notably Oslo, have parliamentary structures with a city government. Here each municipal department is headed by a political leader, known as a "byråd". The whole city government is headed by a "byrådsleder". In such cases, the municipality also has an "ordfører" who chairs the sessions of the "kommunestyre"/"bystyre" (the municipal council or "parliament"). Most Norwegian municialities have their own websites, and many of them provide information in English. The website of Stavanger, for exampe, is http://www.stavanger.kommune.no/svgmain.nsf/svghovedside.
The Mayor of Stavanger is Mr. Leif Johan Sevland, who has been the mayor there for nearly ten years.
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