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).
The county of Søndre Trondhjems amt (re-named Sør-Trøndelag in 1919) was established by royal resolution on 24 September 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided in two.
The new county governor for Trøndelag will live and work in the town of Steinkjer.
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.