– Today it is a little more than a new city council that is being presented, said Valhammer, and welcomed the new city council into Bergen Town Hall. In addition to presenting a new city council, Valhammer has chosen to make several minor changes to the area of responsibility of the various city council departments. – The direction is the same, but I am making moves today related to composition, which I think makes us even better equipped, says Valhammer. See a list of the entire new city council in Bergen further down in the matter. The Liberal Party gets two city councilors The Liberal Party gets an additional city councilor with Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad, who will become a city councilor for urban development in Bergen. In the past, Bergen has had its own city council for both climate, environment and urban development. – This is something myself and the Liberal Party have wanted for a long time. Urban development is hugely important for the Liberal Party and for Bergen, and to be allowed to take part in governing here, we greatly appreciate, says Fjeldstad, who has previously been head of negotiations for the Liberal Party. The new city councilor Ingrid Fjeldstad comes from a position as a lawyer. One of the issues she will get on her table is the beach zone issues, which were among the reasons why KrF left the city council. – The beach zone issues are a difficult dilemma, and I want to familiarize myself with this before I make my statement, she says to news. NEW CITY COUNCIL: Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad (V) becomes city councilor for urban development in Bergen. Photo: Venstre – Not applicable with a four-party city council MDG invited SV in, but city council leader Valhammer did not want that. Instead, he strengthened the Left. – When a party goes out, it is natural that the three of them should again see what it will mean for us, and find out. In this period, I do not think it is appropriate to have a new four-party city council in the minority, says Valhammer. The city council leader adds that it is something he and Venstre have wanted for a long time. The new city council in Bergen now consists of: City council for health and care: Ruth Grung (Ap) City council for climate, environment and transport: Thor Haakon Bakke (MDG) City council for finance, industry and ownership: Per-Arne Hvidsten Larsen (V) City council for culture, social and inclusion: Katrine Nødtvedt (MDG) City council for urban development: Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad (V) City council for kindergarten, school and sports: Linn Katrin Pilskog (Ap) MORE POWER: Thor Haakon Bakke (MDG) replaces responsibility for urban development with responsibility for transport. With that, he becomes city councilor for climate, environment and transport. Photo: Christine Fagerbakke / news The Green Party also gets more responsibility in Bergen. – The Green Party will for the first time be given responsibility for very large and important fields. Completely central offers and services to the population. From services related to addiction, health centers and the school health service, said climate councilor Thor Haakon Bakke (MDG). Bakke has now replaced responsibility for urban development with responsibility for transport in Bergen municipality. KrF exit On Monday, KrF left the city council in Bergen. During a press conference, the party said that they believe that taxpayers’ money is being prioritized incorrectly. In addition, the city council has often had to cooperate with Rødt and SV in order to gain a majority in the city council. KrF’s exit made the already fragile minority city council even more fragile. Now the city council in Bergen consists of the Labor Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Party. – We already talked in 2019 about making changes, but due to the pandemic it was not done. Here was an opportunity to make these changes, said city council leader Roger Valhammer when he presented the new city council. Poor support KrF is struggling nationwide, and Bergen has until this week been the only big city where the party has been in power. After the KrF exit, city council leader Roger Valhammer sent out a separate press release. There he wrote that since February he has been aware that KrF has had internal discussions about how they are going to manage to raise their own support. Bad opinion polls were also among the reasons why the party chose to withdraw. Valhammer expressed understanding for this. FORMER HEALTH COUNCIL: Beate Husa (KrF) became a familiar face during the pandemic. Photo: Valentina Baisotti / news Former health councilor Beate Husa has been KrF’s only councillor. For many, she became a familiar face during the pandemic. After she resigned on Monday, social councilor Ruth Grung (Ap) has taken temporary responsibility for the city council department.
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Ingrid Nergaard Fjeldstad will be the new urban development council – news Vestland
