The administrative seat is located in Oslo (which was not part of Akershus) and the county mayor was Anette Solli.

On 1 January 2024, Akershus was re-established as an independent county with expanded borders due to municipal amalgamations in 2020, which will not be reversed.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 35 upper secondary schools.

[1] Public transport in Akershus is managed by Ruter, a transit authority owned along with the City of Oslo.

The council essentially acts as a parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets several times each year.