Longyearbyen Community Council

Longyearbyen Community Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Leif Terje Aunevik,
Liberal Party
since 2023
Structure
Seats15 councillors
Political groups
  Liberal Party (7)
  Labour Party (3)
  Socialist Left Party (3)
  Conservative Party (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
9 October 2023
Meeting place
Næringsbygget, Longyearbyen 9170, Svalbard
Website
www.lokalstyre.no

Longyearbyen Community Council (Norwegian: Longyearbyen lokalstyre) is the local government for Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway. It has many of the same responsibilities of a municipality. It is organized with a 15-member council which since 2011 has been led by Mayor Christin Kristoffersen of the Labour Party. The council's main responsibilities are infrastructure and utilities, including power, land-use and community planning, education from kindergarten to upper secondary level and child welfare. It operates three kindergartens in addition to the 13-grade Longyearbyen School.

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