Kvænangen Municipality

The parish of Kvænangen was established as a municipality in 1863 when it was separated from the large Skjervøy Municipality. The initial population of Kvænangen was 1,677. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Meiland area (population: 12) of Skjervøy Municipality was transferred to Kvænangen. On 1 January 1972, the uninhabited area of Mannskarvik was transferred from Skjervøy to Kvænanagen.{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no}}

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Troms county.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}} On 1 January 2024, the Troms og Finnmark county was divided and the municipality once again became part of Troms county.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Kvænangen fjord ({{langx|non|Kven(a)angr}}) since the fjord is the central geographic feature for the municipality. The first element {{lang|non|kven}} is the plural genitive case of the name of the Kven people who at one time were the majority of the local residents. The last element is {{lang|non|angr}} which means "fjord".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=189 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1990. The official blazon is "Argent, a harebell plant azure" ({{langx|no|I sølv en blå blåklokkeplante}}). This means the arms have a field (background) with a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a harebell plant that has a tincture of azure. The plant is a typical plant for the area with its harsh and cold climate. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Kvænangen |access-date=2023-01-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Kvænangen, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-43.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1990-07-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-07-13-572 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Kvænangen. It is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The municipality surrounds the Kvænangen fjord, after which it is named. The population is primarily of Sami origin, although the Kven population constitutes a sizeable minority. Archeological finds indicate nomadic activity in the area going back 10,000 years.

There is evidence that Kværnangen was the site for a transitional state between nomadic and agricultural society through what was known as "siida" - delimited areas where permanent housing was established and natural resources put under stewardship.

File:Skorpa_from_Gildetun-Kvænangenfjorden.jpg

The Kvens settled in the area in the 18th century, occupying themselves with fishing, hunting, and agriculture. Over time, fisheries became a primary industry, and the community exported dried fish to southern areas. Ethnic Norwegians gradually immigrated to facilitate trade and administration.

Norwegian public policy in the 1930s and post-war years homogenized the three groups, ethnic Norwegians, Sami, and Kven, considerably, to the point that most residents speak Norwegian at home, regardless of their ethnic heritage. A majority of people in Kvænangen declared themselves Sami or Kven in the 1930 census. In the 1950 census, all but a handful declared themselves Norwegian.

During the Nazi occupation during World War II, a temporary work camp was established at Kvænangen. In large part due to the generosity of the local population, prisoners had ample food. As the German Wehrmacht retreated in early 1945, the population was evacuated by force, and all buildings were burned. Today, a local museum shows typical reconstruction houses.

File:E6 near Kvænangen.jpg

The municipality has coastal and plains geography, extending into Finnmarksvidda. There are mature pine forests in the valley at the head of the fjord, and there are several rivers, the largest of which is Kvænangselva, which is traditionally a good salmon-fishing river.

File:WinterRiver.jpg

The Øksfjordjøkelen glacier is located in the northern part of the municipality along the border with Loppa Municipality. It's the ninth largest glacier in mainland Norway. The lake Šuoikkatjávri is located in the southern part of the municipality on the border with Kautokeino Municipality. The Langfjordjøkelen is another glacier in northern Kvænangen. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1324|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Beahcegealháldi.

There are several islands in the fjord that are part of Kvænangen Municipality: Skorpa, Spildra, and Nøklan.

Kvænangen has a boreal climate with mild winters for this climate type, and very moderate precipitation with little variation between the seasons. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc" (continental subarctic climate). The average temperature for the year is {{convert|3.7|C}}. The all-time high temperature is {{convert|30.5|C}} recorded 7 July 2021; the all-time low is {{convert|-21.5|C}} recorded 6 February 2012. There are an average of 101 days of precipitation each year, with the most precipitation days occurring in autumn and the least precipitation occurring in spring. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has been operating a weather station in Nordstraum in Kvænangen since 1965.{{Cite web |title=Climate Summary for Nordstraum, Kvænangen |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=560299&cityname=Nordstraum%2C+Troms%2C+Norway&units=metric |access-date=2023-02-25}}

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| Jan high C = -0.5

| Feb high C = -1

| Mar high C = 0.8

| Apr high C = 4.2

| May high C = 8.9

| Jun high C = 12.9

| Jul high C = 16.2

| Aug high C = 15.2

| Sep high C = 11.4

| Oct high C = 5.9

| Nov high C = 2.6

| Dec high C = 0.9

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| Jan low C = -5.6

| Feb low C = -6.1

| Mar low C = -4.3

| Apr low C = -1.2

| May low C = 2.9

| Jun low C = 6.9

| Jul low C = 9.9

| Aug low C = 9.2

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| Nov low C = -1.8

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|Feb mean C=-3.6

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|Jun mean C=9.8

|Jul mean C=12.9

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|Oct mean C=3.6

|Nov mean C=0.3

|Dec mean C=-1.7

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|Feb precipitation mm=32

|Mar precipitation mm=37

|Apr precipitation mm=26.1

|May precipitation mm=28.1

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|Mar precipitation days= 9

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|Aug precipitation days= 9

|Sep precipitation days= 10

|Oct precipitation days= 10

|Nov precipitation days= 7

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|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway {{Cite web |title=NOAA-WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}

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{{Weather box

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|location = Kvænangen 1961-1990

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| Feb high C = -1.8

| Mar high C = -0.1

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| May high C = 7.6

| Jun high C = 12.5

| Jul high C = 15.5

| Aug high C = 14.2

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| Oct high C = 4.9

| Nov high C = 1.4

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| Feb low C = -7.1

| Mar low C = -5.1

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| May low C = 2.1

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| Aug low C = 8.5

| Sep low C = 5.1

| Oct low C = 0.8

| Nov low C = -3.1

| Dec low C = -5.7

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| Jan mean C = -4.6

| Feb mean C = -4.5

| Mar mean C = -3

| Apr mean C = 0.3

| May mean C = 4.8

| Jun mean C = 9

| Jul mean C = 12.1

| Aug mean C = 11.3

| Sep mean C = 7.5

| Oct mean C = 3.2

| Nov mean C = -0.8

| Dec mean C = -3.3

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| Feb precipitation mm = 32

| Mar precipitation mm = 32

| Apr precipitation mm = 23

| May precipitation mm = 24

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| Aug precipitation mm = 51

| Sep precipitation mm = 44

| Oct precipitation mm = 54

| Nov precipitation mm = 40

| Dec precipitation mm = 41

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| Sep precipitation days = 9.9

| Oct precipitation days = 10.9

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| Dec precipitation days = 9.1

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| Feb light = 8.6

| Mar light = 12.8

| Apr light = 19.5

| May light = 23.5

| Jun light = 24

| Jul light = 23.6

| Aug light = 21

| Sep light = 14.3

| Oct light = 9.9

| Nov light = 4

| Dec light = 1

|year light = 13.6

|source 1 = Weatherbase {{Cite web |year=2013 |title=Weatherbase.com |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=560299&cityname=Nordstraum- |access-date=2023-02-25 |publisher=Weatherbase}}

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Kvænangen Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Finnmark District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Kvænangen is made up of 15 representatives that are elected every four years. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/troms%20romsa/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2024-01-04 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4

|otherparty = Kvænangen Local List

|otherparty_no = Kvænangen Bygdeliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|H/FrP = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|otherparty = Kvænangen Local List

|otherparty_no = Kvænangen Bygdeliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Kyst = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/troms%20romsa/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Kyst = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 15

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Kyst = 2

|H/KrF = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 1

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|H/KrF = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Senterpartiet = 1

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|H/KrF = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|H/KrF = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|otherparty = Kvænangen cross-party list

|otherparty_no = Kvænangen tverrpolitiske liste

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Jøkelfjord local list

|otherparty_no1 = Jøkelfjord kretsliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|otherparty = Jøkelfjord local list

|otherparty_no = Jøkelfjord kretsliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Sp/V = 1

|otherparty = Alteidet and Jøkelfjord local list

|otherparty_no = Alteidet og Jøkelfjord Kretsliste

|otherparty_number = 1

|otherparty1 = Burfjord local list

|otherparty_no1 = Burfjord Kretsliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 1

|otherparty = Alteidet and Jøkelfjord local list

|otherparty_no = Alteidet og Jøkelfjord Kretsliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|otherparty1 = Workers', farmers' and housewives' non-party common list

|otherparty_no1 = Arbeidernes, Småbrukernes og Husmødrenes Upolitiske Fellesliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|otherparty2 = Kvænangsbotn Non-party district list

|otherparty_no2 = Kvænangsbotn Upolitiske distriktsliste

|otherparty_number2 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 1

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Høyre = 5

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2

|Local_Lists = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|AFS = 5

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Venstre = 4

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|AFS = 5

|Venstre = 5

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvænangen

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|AFS = 5

|Local_Lists = 2

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The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Kvænangen:{{Cite book |last=Bjørklund |first=Ivar |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012091738042 |title=Fjordfolket i Kvænangen. Fra samisk samfunn til norsk utkant 1550–1980 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |year=1985 |location=Oslo |language=no}}

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• 1863–1888: Peder B. Giæver (H)
• 1889–1910: Henrik Giæver (H)
• 1911–1916: Gjert Rasch (H)
• 1917–1919: Johan Storvik (LL)
• 1920–1925: Gjert Rasch (H)
• 1926–1928: Lars Larsen Vassnes (H)
• 1929–1934: Johan Storvik (Ap)
• 1935–1937: Eli Vassnes
• 1938–1942: Øivind Storvik (Ap)
• 1943–1944: Reidar Paulsen (NS)
• 1945–1947: Peder Olsen (V)
• 1948–1951: Hedley Kristiansen (Ap)
• 1952–1955: Peder Olsen (V)
• 1956–1959: Hedley Kristiansen (Ap)
• 1958–1959: Einar Eriksen (Ap)
• 1960–1963: Kristoffer Borkenhagen (Ap)
• 1964–1965: Kristian Kjelsberg (Ap)
• 1965–1971: Kristoffer Borkenhagen (Ap)
• 1972–1975: Odd Følstad (Ap)
• 1976–1979: Ingulv Wiik (H)
• 1979-1979: Øivind Eilertsen (H)
• 1980–1983: Harald Olsen (H)
• 1984–1991: Sigvald Johnsen (Ap)
• 1992–1995: Eva Jørstad (Ap)
• 1995–2007: Harald Olsen (H)
• 2007–2011: John Helland (H)
• 2011–2015: Jan Helge Jensen (K)
• 2015–2023: Eirik Losnegaard Mevik (Ap)
• 2023-present: Kai Petter Johansen (SV)

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Notable people that were born or lived in Kvænangen include:

• Anders Larsen (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and author
• Jafet Lindeberg (1873–1962), a gold prospector and co-founder of Nome, Alaska
• Gunnar Kaasen (1882–1960), Norwegian-American musher, helped the 1925 serum run to Nome
• Hans Eng (1907–1995) a Norwegian physician and Nazi collaborator during World War II
• Steinar Eriksen (born 1939), Norwegian businessperson and politician
• Odd Rikard Olsen (1947–2012), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
• Eva M. Nielsen (born 1950), Norwegian politician
• Torgeir Johnsen, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1967), Norwegian politician

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/kvaenangen Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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