The office of county governor is a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway; the title was Amtmann (before 1919) and then Fylkesmann (after 1919).
[citation needed] The diocesan county called Stavanger stiftamt was established in 1669 by the king, and it had several subordinate counties (amt) including Agdesiden amt.
The governor carries out the resolutions and guidelines of the Storting and government.
This is done first by the county governor performing administrative tasks on behalf of the ministries.
[citation needed] Aust-Agder county has had the following governors:[1][2][3]