Rulers: Sweden
Counties
Note: The governor of a county (län) is called landshövding.
Blekinge
Governors
1683 - 11 Jan 1700 Erik (from 21 Dec 1687, friherre)
Siöblad (b. 1647 - d. 1725)
11 Jan 1700 - 20 Aug 1706 Berndt Didrik friherre Mörner af
Tuna (b. 1639 - d. 1710)
20 Aug 1706 - 10 Mar 1713 Jöran (from 1707, friherre)
Adlersteen (b. c.1640 - d. 1713)
23 May 1713 - 28 Apr 1719 Claes Bonde (from 17 Apr 1719,
Claes greve Bonde af Säfstaholm) (b. 1664 - d. 1726)
28 Apr 1719 - 13 Jan 1729 Salomon (from 28 May 1719,
friherre) von Otter (b. 1647 - d. 1732)
6 Mar 1729 - 22 Nov 1733 Johan (from 5 Jul 1731, friherre)
Palmfelt (b. c.1675 - d. 1739)
22 Nov 1733 - 12 Dec 1740 Carl Georg friherre Siöblad (b. 1683 - d. 1754)
26 Jan 1741 - 22 Dec 1746 Wilhelm Ludvig friherre Taube af
Odenkat (b. 1690 - d. 1750)
22 Jan 1747 - 27 Jan 1752 Lars Dalman (b. 1680 - d. 1752)
1752 - 18 Sep 1769 Carl Harald friherre Strömfelt (b. 1709 - d. 1775)
18 Sep 1769 - 28 Jan 1783 Johan (from 15 Oct 1771, friherre)
von Rajalin (b. 1715 - d. 1786)
28 Jan 1783 - 28 Apr 1789 Salomon friherre von Köhler (b. 1742 - d. 1814)
28 Apr 1789 - 2 Aug 1800 Claes Jakob friherre Raab (b. 1747 - d. 1804)
2 Aug 1800 - 26 Nov 1812 Anders Håkansson (from 28 May
1801, Anders af Håkansson; from 29
Jun 1809, Anders friherre af
Håkansson) (b. 1749 - d. 1813)
26 Nov 1812 - 26 May 1813 Nils Adolph Humble (b. 1763 - d. 1813)
13 Jul 1813 - 5 Jun 1822 Gustaf Anton von Brinckman (from
4 Jul 1817, Gustaf Anton af
Brinkman) (b. 1760 - d. 1822)
14 Jun 1822 - 8 Nov 1827 Hans greve Wachtmeister af
Johannishus (acting to 4 Feb 1823) (b. 1793 - d. 1827)
17 Apr 1828 - 29 Jun 1831 Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (b. 1788 - d. 1857)
(acting to 22 Oct 1828)
11 Feb 1832 - 14 May 1847 Johan Otto friherre Nauckhoff (b. 1788 - d. 1849)
(acting to 22 Dec 1832)
1847 - 7 Apr 1848 Arwid Adolf Palander (b. 1798 - d. 1848)
(acting to 1848)
15 Apr 1848 - 14 Feb 1856 Arvid Gustaf Faxe (b. 1799 - d. 1882)
27 Mar 1856 - 5 Jul 1867 Enar Wilhelm Nordenfelt (b. 1798 - d. 1868)
(acting to 30 Dec 1856)
5 Jul 1867 - 5 Oct 1883 Hans greve Wachtmeister af
Johannishus (b. 1828 - d. 1905)
5 Oct 1883 - 13 Feb 1892 Rudolf greve Horn af Rantzien (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
10 Mar 1892 - 8 Sep 1900 Gotthard greve Wachtmeister af
Johannishus (b. 1834 - d. 1920)
8 Sep 1900 - 31 Dec 1923 Axel Hansson greve Wachtmeister af
Johannishus (b. 1855 - d. 1926)
1 Jan 1924 - 31 Oct 1942 Sven Hagströmer (b. 1877 - d. 1943)
1 Nov 1942 - 31 May 1947 Erik Lindeberg (b. 1889 - d. 1967)
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Aug 1956 Bertil Fallenius (b. 1900 - d. 1990)
1 Apr 1952 - 30 Jun 1961 Erik von Heland (b. 1894 - d. 1973)
(acting for Fallenius to 31 Aug 1956)
1 Jul 1961 - 31 Dec 1973 Thure Andersson (b. 1908 - d. 2002)
1974 - 1992 Camilla Odhnoff (f) (b. 1928 - d. 2013)
1992 - 2001 Ulf Lönnqvist (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
1 Mar 2002 - 31 Aug 2008 Ingegerd Wärnersson (f) (b. 1947)
1 Sep 2008 - 30 Sep 2011 Gunvor Engström (f) (b. 1950)
1 Oct 2011 - 30 Sep 2017 Berit Andnor Bylund (f) (b. 1954)
1 Oct 2017 - 31 Jan 2021 Sten Nordin (b. 1956)
1 Feb 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 Helena Morgonsköld (f) (acting) (b. 1964)
1 Oct 2021 - Ulrica Messing (f) (b. 1968)
Dalarna
1 Jan 1997 Kopparberg county renamed Dalarna
Governors
15 Jan 1692 - 1706 Nils friherre Gripenhielm (b. 1653 - d. 1706)
1706 Hans friherre Rålamb (1st time) (b. 1652 - d. 1712)
1706 - 1709 Jacob Bure (b. 16... - d. 1709)
1709 - 1710 Hans friherre Rålamb (2nd time) (s.a.)
Feb 1710 - 1710 Ludvig Fahlström (acting) (b. 1655 - d. 1721)
21 May 1710 - 1713 Jakob (from 1711, friherre)
Reenstierna (b. 1659 - d. 1716)
1713 - 1716 Jonas Cedercreutz (b. 1661 - d. 1727)
1716 - 1719 Gustaf Gabriel (from 1719,
friherre) Appelman (b. 1656 - d. 1721)
1719 - 1723 Otto Reinhold (from 1720,
friherre) Strömfelt (b. 1679 - d. 1746)
16 Sep 1723 - 1732 Peter (from 1726, friherre) von
Danckwardt (b. 1662 - d. 1732)
24 Apr 1732 - 1739 Nils (from 1735, friherre)
Reuterholm (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
14 Aug 1739 - 1742 Albrecht Lindcreutz (b. 1674 - d. 1744)
1742 - 1755 Carl Gustaf Wennerstedt (b. 1692 - d. 1778)
1756 - 1763 Bernhard Reinhold von Hauswolff (b. 1700 - d. 1776)
1763 - 1766 Johan Abraham friherre Hamilton af
Hageby (b. 1734 - d. 1795)
1766 Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1766 - 1781 Carl friherre Cederström (b. 1706 - d. 1793)
1781 - 1790 Johan friherre Beck-Friis (b. 1729 - d. 1796)
1790 - 1812 Johan Magnus (from 1800, friherre)
af Nordin (b. 1746 - d. 1823)
19 Nov 1812 - 26 Mar 1822 Hans Järta (b. 1774 - d. 1847)
1822 - 1853 Pehr Daniel Lorichs (b. 1785 - d. 1853)
1853 - 1856 Polycarpus Erik greve Cronhielm af
Hakunge (b. 1797 - d. 1856)
1857 - 1863 Olof af Geijerstam (b. 1800 - d. 1863)
1863 - 3 Jan 1880 Johan Gustaf Samuel de Maré (b. 1820 - d. 1880)
1880 - 1892 Curry Treffenberg (b. 1825 - d. 1897)
1893 - 1901 Claës Wersäll (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1901 - 13 Jul 1922 Carl Fredrik Holmquist (b. 1857 - d. 1922)
1922 - 1932 Herman Kvarnzelius (b. 1864 - d. 1938)
1932 - 1944 Bernhard Eriksson (b. 1878 - d. 1952)
1944 - 1951 Gustaf Andersson (b. 1884 - d. 1961)
1951 - 1957 Eije Mossberg (b. 1908 - d. 1997)
1957 - 1973 Gösta Elfving (b. 1908 - d. 1992)
1974 - 1980 Bengt Olsson (b. 1918 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1986 Ingvar Gullnäs (b. 1924 - d. 2012)
1986 - 1992 Lilly Hansson (f) (b. 1927 - d. 2019)
1992 - 31 Dec 2001 Gunnar Björk (b. 1944)
1 Jan 2002 - 30 Jun 2002 Inger Eriksson (f) (1st time) (b. 1951)
(acting)
1 Jul 2002 - 30 Nov 2006 Ingrid Dahlberg (f) (b. 1941)
1 Dec 2006 - 21 May 2007 Inger Eriksson (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
21 May 2007 - 31 Aug 2015 Maria Norrfalk (f) (b. 1952)
1 Sep 2015 - 31 Jul 2021 Ylva Thörn (f) (b. 1954)
1 Aug 2021 - Camilla Fagerberg Littorin (f) (b. 1968)
(acting)
Gävleborg
1762 created from part of Västernorrland county
Governors
1762 - 1763 Fredrik Henrik friherre Sparre (b. 1691 - d. 1764)
1763 - 1772 Carl friherre Sparre (b. 1723 - d. 1791)
1773 - 1781 Nils Philip greve Gyldenstolpe (b. 1734 - d. 1810)
1781 - 1812 Fredrik Adolf Ulrik greve
Cronstedt (b. 1744 - d. 1829)
1812 - 1813 Salomon Mauritz friherre von
Rajalin (b. 1757 - d. 1825)
1813 - 1843 Erik Samuel greve Sparre af
Söfdeborg (b. 1776 - d. 1843)
1843 - 1853 Lars Magnus Lagerheim (b. 1786 - d. 1858)
1853 - 1861 Lars Adolf Prytz (b. 1792 - d. 1863)
1861 - 1883 Gustaf Ferdinand Asker (b. 1812 - d. 1897)
1883 - 1899 Carl Adolf Theodor Björkman (b. 1831 - d. 1908)
1899 - 1900 Albrecht Theodor Odelberg (b. 1847 - d. 1938)
1900 - 1918 Hugo Erik Gustaf greve Hamilton (b. 1849 - d. 1928)
1908 - 1911 Carl Mathias Ström (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
(acting for Hamilton)
1918 - 1922 August Robert Hagen (b. 1868 - d. 1922)
1922 - 14 Feb 1941 Sven Edvard Julius Lübeck (b. 1877 - d. 1941)
1941 - 1950 Rickard Sandler (b. 1884 - d. 1964)
1950 Gösta Finngård (acting) (b. 1885 - d. 1963)
1950 - 1954 Elon Andersson (b. 1891 - d. 1954)
1954 - 1962 John Lingman (b. 1901 - d. 1962)
1962 - 1971 Jarl Hjalmarson (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1986 Hans Hagnell (b. 1919 - d. 2006)
1986 - 1992 Lars Ivar Hising (b. 1927 - d. 2022)
1992 - 2002 Lars Eric Ericsson (b. 1943)
2002 Monica Robin Svensson (f) (acting) (b. 1942)
1 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2007 Christer Eirefelt (b. 1942)
1 Oct 2007 - 21 Jan 2008 Gun-Marie Pettersson (f) (acting) (b. 1949)
21 Jan 2008 - 31 Jul 2015 Barbro Holmberg (f) (b. 1952)
1 Aug 2015 - Per Bill (b. 1958)
Gotland
Governors
1689 - 1708 Gustaf Adolf (from 1696, friherre)
von der Osten genannt Sacken (b. 1636 - d. 1716)
1708 - 1710 Anders Sparrfelt (b. 1645 - d. 1730)
1710 - 1711 Peter Snack (b. 1632 - d. 1713)
1711 - 1716 Nils friherre Posse af Säby (b. 1660 - d. 1723)
1716 - 1728 Gustaf (from 1719, friherre) von
Psilander (b. 1669 - d. 1738)
1728 - 4 Jan 1738 Johan Didrik (from 1731, friherre)
Grönhagen (b. 1681 - d. 1738)
1738 - 1757 Jacob von Hökerstedt (b. 1685 - d. 1757)
1757 - 1763 Didrik Henrik greve Taube (b. 1711 - d. 1781)
1763 - 1765 Mårten friherre Kalling (b. 1705 - d. 1765)
1765 - 1787 Carl Otto (from 1771, friherre)
von Segebaden (b. 1718 - d. 1795)
1787 - 1812 Salomon Mauritz friherre von
Rajalin (b. 1757 - d. 1825)
1812 - 1817 Carl Fredrik Aschling (b. 1751 - d. 1820)
1817 - 1833 Jacob friherre Cederström (b. 1782 - d. 1857)
1833 - 19 Jun 1849 Michael Silvius von Hohenhausen (b. 1790 - d. 1849)
1849 - 1858 Gustaf Jacob af Dalström (b. 1785 - d. 1867)
1858 - 1862 Gillis Bildt (b. 1820 - d. 1894)
1862 - 1873 Henrik Gyllenram (b. 1814 - d. 1890)
1874 - 1883 Rudolf greve Horn af Rantzien (b. 1825 - d. 1892)
1883 - 1900 Per Gustaf Emil Poignant (b. 1829 - d. 1910)
1901 - 1903 Conrad Cedercrantz (b. 1854 - d. 1932)
1903 - 1909 Karl Johan August Wall (b. 1855 - d. 1934)
1909 - 1912 Karl Rudolf Rydin (b. 1854 - d. 1912)
1912 - 1927 Gustaf Wilhelm Alexander Roos (b. 1859 - d. 1938)
1927 - 30 Sep 1938 Alvar Elis Rodhe (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
1 Oct 1938 - 17 Jun 1941 Ola Jeppsson (b. 1887 - d. 1941)
1941 - 1951 Erik Nylander (b. 1885 - d. 1958)
1 Apr 1951 - 10 Feb 1959 Ture Åke Hovgard (b. 1896 - d. 1959)
1959 - 1968 Johan Martin Wahlbäck (b. 1901 - d. 1985)
1968 - 1974 Torsten Andersson (b. 1909 - d. 1978)
1975 - 1980 Gustaf Einar Gustafsson (b. 1914 - d. 1995)
1980 - 12 Nov 1983 Lars Westerberg (b. 1929 - d. 1983)
1984 - 1991 Claes Elmstedt (b. 1928 - d. 2018)
1992 - 1998 Thorsten Andersson (b. 1938 - d. 2011)
1998 - 2004 Lillemor Arvidsson (f) (b. 1943 - d. 2012)
2004 - 4 Aug 2009 Marianne Samuelsson (f) (b. 1945)
4 Aug 2009 - 31 Dec 2009 Anders Granat (acting) (b. 1946)
1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2018 Cecilia Schelin Seidegård (f) (b. 1954)
1 Jan 2019 - 31 May 2019 Peter Molin (acting) (b. 1957)
1 Jun 2019 - Anders Flanking (b. 1957)
Halland
Governors
1698 - 8 Jan 1705 Hans von Dellingshausen (b. 1641 - d. 1705)
1705 - 1710 Reinhold Johan friherre von Fersen (b. af.1651 - d. 1716)
1710 - 1728 Axel friherre Faltzburg (b. 1645 - d. 1728)
1728 - 1737 Wilhelm friherre Bennet (b. 1677 - d. 1740)
1737 - 1745 Claes friherre Rålamb (b. 1682 - d. 1751)
1745 - 1750 Carl Mårten friherre Fleetwood (b. 1703 - d. 1751)
1750 Nils greve Bonde af Björnö (b. 1685 - d. 1760)
1750 - 1761 Hans Hummelhielm (b. 1694 - d. 1772)
1761 - 1771 Arvid Silfverskiöld (b. 1710 - d. 1781)
1771 - 1776 Olof von Nackreij (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
1776 - 1781 Salomon friherre von Otter (b. 1733 - d. 1781)
1781 - 1793 Georg Gustaf friherre Wrangel af
Adinal (b. 1728 - d. 1795)
1793 - 1810 Axel Eric friherre Gyllenstierna
af Lundholm (b. 1747 - d. 1823)
1810 - 1812 Gustaf Wilhelm Conradi (b. 1761 - d. 1846)
1812 - 1818 Josua Sylvander (b. 1769 - d. 1833)
1818 - 1823 Lars Arnell (b. 1781 - d. 1856)
1824 - 1843 Claes Ludvig Virgin (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1843 - 1860 Patrik greve Lewenhaupt (b. 1794 - d. 1871)
1860 - 1876 Carl Jonas Oscar Alströmer (b. 1811 - d. 1888)
1876 - 1883 Fredrik Wilhelm Leijonancker (b. 1818 - d. 1883)
1883 - 1902 Carl Nordenfalk (b. 1833 - d. 1909)
1902 - 1916 Axel Asker (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
1916 - 1920 Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
1920 - 1935 Axel greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1868 - d. 1954)
1 Jul 1935 - 30 Sep 1943 Hilding Kjellman (b. 1885 - d. 1953)
1 Oct 1943 - 1959 Reimer Johansson (b. 1893 - d. 1967)
1959 - 1971 Ingvar Lindell (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1972 - 1977 Yngve Holmberg (b. 1925 - d. 2011)
1978 - 1979 Carl Persson (b. 1919 - d. 2014)
1979 - 1986 Johannes Antonsson (b. 1921 - d. 1995)
1986 - 1997 Björn Molin (b. 1932)
1 May 1997 - Oct 2004 Karin Starrin (f) (b. 1947)
Oct 2004 - 31 Mar 2014 Lars-Erik Lövdén (b. 1950)
1 Apr 2014 - 31 Mar 2020 Lena Sommestad (f) (b. 1957)
1 Apr 2020 - 31 May 2020 Jörgen Peters (acting) (b. 1964)
1 Jun 2020 - Brittis Benzler (f) (b. 1958)
Jämtland
1810 created from parts of Västernorrland and Gävleborg counties
Governors
1810 - 1817 Anders Wasell (b. 1759 - d. 1828)
1817 - 1818 Lars Arnell (b. 1781 - d. 1856)
1818 - 1841 Mikael von Törne (b. 1775 - d. 1854)
23 Nov 1841 - 11 Jun 1842 Gustaf Montgomery (b. 1791 - d. 1861)
(acting to 9 Mar 1842)
11 Jun 1842 - 1843 Lars Magnus Lagerheim (b. 1786 - d. 1858)
1843 - 1844 Carl Printzensköld (acting) (b. 1796 - d. 1866)
1844 - 1848 Anders Peter Sandströmer (b. 1804 - d. 1857)
1848 - 1859 Jacob Axel Dahlström (b. 1794 - d. 1860)
1860 - 1865 Nils Axel Bennich (b. 1817 - d. 1904)
1865 - 1866 Gustaf Lagercrantz (b. 1816 - d. 1867)
1866 - 19 Dec 1882 Gustaf Asplund (b. 1826 - d. 1882)
1883 - 25 Sep 1895 John friherre Ericson (b. 1834 - d. 1895)
1895 - 1906 Knut friherre Sparre (b. 1835 - d. 1929)
1906 - 1923 Johan Widén (b. 1856 - d. 1933)
1923 - 1930 Sigfrid Linnér (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1931 - 1938 Mortimer Munck af Rosenschöld (b. 1873 - d. 1942)
1938 - 1953 Torsten Löfgren (b. 1886 - d. 1966)
1954 - 1969 Anders Tottie (b. 1902 - d. 1995)
1969 - 1977 Hans Gustafsson (b. 1912 - d. 1981)
1977 - 1983 Harald Pettersson (b. 1918 - d. 2000)
1984 - 1995 Sven Heurgren (b. 1930 - d. 2020)
1995 - 2001 Kristina Persson (f) (b. 1945)
2001 - 2002 Uno Svaleryd (1st time) (acting) (b. 1943)
2002 - 29 Feb 2008 Maggi Mikaelsson (f) (b. 1946)
2006 - 2007 Uno Svaleryd (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Mikaelsson)
1 Mar 2008 - 31 May 2008 Uno Svaleryd (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
1 Jun 2008 - 31 Dec 2013 Britt Bohlin (f) (b. 1956)
1 Apr 2014 - Jöran Hägglund (b. 1959)
Jönköping
Governors
1696 - 1716 Mårten Grelsson friherre Lindhielm (b. 1638 - d. 1720)
1716 - 1718 Georg Reinhold friherre Patkul
von Posendorf (b. 1656 - d. 1723)
1718 - 1727 Anders (from 1719, friherre)
Leijonhielm (b. 1655 - d. 1727)
1728 - 1746 Johan (from 1731, friherre) von
Mentzer (b. 1670 - d. 1747)
1747 - 1751 Anders Tungelfeldt (b. 1681 - d. 1751)
1751 - 1762 Ludvig (from 1755, friherre) von
Saltza (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
1762 - 1778 Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
1778 - 1795 Fredric Ulric friherre Hamilton af
Hageby (b. 1735 - d. 1797)
1795 - 1801 Erik Johan de la Grange (b. 1734 - d. 1807)
1801 - 1805 Johan Axel Stedt (b. 1756 - d. 1805)
1805 - 1815 Eric Gustaf friherre Boije af
Gennäs (b. 1763 - d. 1815)
1815 - 1835 Lars friherre Hierta (b. 1762 - d. 1835)
1835 - 1855 Claes Gabriel Bergenstråhle (b. 1787 - d. 1864)
14 Feb 1856 - 16 Apr 1870 Arvid Gustaf Faxe (b. 1799 - d. 1882)
(acting to 5 Dec 1856)
1870 - 1888 Carl Rudolf Ekström (b. 1818 - d. 1903)
1888 - 1892 Robert Dickson (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
1892 - 1906 Hjalmar friherre Palmstierna (b. 1836 - d. 1909)
1906 - 1922 Fredrik Pettersson (b. 1855 - d. 1949)
1922 - 1934 Carl Malmroth (b. 1874 - d. 1934)
1934 - 1937 Felix Hamrin (b. 1875 - d. 1937)
1938 - 1957 Olle Ekblom (b. 1892 - d. 1978)
1957 - 1963 Allan Nordenstam (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
1964 - 1979 Sven af Geijerstam (b. 1913 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1997 Gösta Gunnarsson (b. 1938)
1998 - 2003 Birgit Friggebo (f) (b. 1941)
Jan 2004 - Oct 2004 Bo Landholm (acting) (b. 1941)
Oct 2004 - 31 Aug 2010 Lars Engqvist (b. 1945)
1 Sep 2010 - 31 Jan 2016 Minoo Akhtarzand (f) (b. 1956)
1 Feb 2016 - 30 Sep 2016 Anneli Wirtén (f) (1st time) (b. 1962)
(acting)
1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017 Håkan Sörman (b. 1952)
1 Oct 2017 - 14 Jan 2018 Anneli Wirtén (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
15 Jan 2018 - Helena Jonsson (f) (b. 1965)
Kalmar
Governors
1695 - 1701 Bleckert friherre Wachtmeister af
Björkö (b. 1644 - d. 1701)
1701 - 1709 Reinhold friherre Rehbinder (b. 1643? - d. 1709)
1709 - 1 Jan 1721 Adam Carl greve De la Gardie (b. 1668 - d. 1721)
1711 Gabriel Gyllengrip (b. 1664 - d. 1726)
(acting for De la Gardie)
1721 - 1728 Georg Vilhelm friherre Fleetwood (b. 1669 - d. 1728)
1728 - 1734 Gustaf friherre von Psilander (b. 1669 - d. 1738)
1734 - 1754 Georg Bogislaus friherre Staël von
Holstein (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
1755 - 1757 Nils friherre Djurklou (b. 1686 - d. 1758)
1757 - 1774 Carl Gustaf (from 1762, friherre
von) Roxendorff (b. 1697 - d. 1784)
1774 - 3 Oct 1790 Carl friherre Rappe (b. 1721 - d. 1790)
1781 - 1788 Lars Fredrik friherre von
Kaulbars (acting for Rappe) (b. 1734 - d. 1815)
1788 - 1790 Fredrik friherre von Köhler (b. 1728 - d. 1810)
(acting for Rappe)
1790 - 1810 Mikael (from 1805, friherre)
Anckarsvärd (b. 1742 - d. 1838)
1810 - 1822 Johan Georg (from 1817, friherre)
de la Grange (b. 1774 - d. 1844)
1822 - 1839 Gustaf Peter Nordenanckar (b. 1771 - d. 1839)
1839 - 1840 Jakob August von Hartmansdorff (b. 1792 - d. 1856)
1840 - 1852 Claes Ulrik Nerman (b. 1792 - d. 1852)
1852 - 1873 Knut Erik friherre Skjöldebrand (b. 1807 - d. 1874)
1873 - 1888 Gustaf Jakob Edelstam (b. 1831 - d. 1892)
1888 - 1896 Lennart Groll (b. 1845 - d. 1896)
1896 - 1903 Karl Adolf Fagerlund (b. 1842 - d. 1903)
1903 - 1917 Conrad Cedercrantz (b. 1854 - d. 1932)
1917 - 1938 John Ludvik Falk (b. 1873 - d. 1956)
1938 - 1947 Arvid Lidén (b. 1881 - d. 1950)
1947 - 1958 Ruben Wagnsson (b. 1891 - d. 1978)
1 Jan 1959 - 1967 Ivar Persson (b. 1901 - d. 1979)
1968 - 1981 Erik Westerlind (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
1981 - 1996 Eric Krönmark (b. 1931)
1996 - 2002 Anita Bråkenhielm (f) (b. 1937)
2002 - 15 Apr 2011 Sven Lindgren (b. 1946)
16 Apr 2011 - 20 Feb 2012 Anne-Li Fiskesjö (f) (acting) (b. 1957)
20 Feb 2012 - 7 Jul 2016 Stefan Carlsson (b. 1954)
7 Jul 2016 - 31 May 2017 Malin Almqvist (f) (acting) (b. 1971)
1 Jun 2017 - 21 Oct 2019 Thomas Carlzon (b. 1955)
21 Oct 2019 - 21 Sep 2020 Cecilia Schelin Seidegård (f) (b. 1954)
(acting)
21 Sep 2020 - Peter Sandwall (b. 1963)
Öland
1819 - 1825 separate county
Governors
1819 - 1821 Axel Adlersparre (b. 1763 - d. 1838)
1821 - 1825 Ulrik Gustaf Lindencrona (acting) (b. 1785 - d. 1846)
Kronoberg
Governors
16 Sep 1687 - 9 Jul 1701 Åke friherre Ulfsparre af Broxvik (b. 16... - d. 1701)
6 Aug 1701 - 11 Nov 1710 Gustaf (from 30 Aug 1710,
friherre) von Faltzburg (b. 1650 - d. 1719)
11 Nov 1710 - 10 Jun 1718 Axel Banér (b. 1661 - d. 1742)
24 Dec 1718 - 27 Apr 1719 Olof Törnflycht (b. 1680 - d. 1737)
28 Apr 1719 - 3 Aug 1727 Jakob (from 23 May 1719, friherre)
Cronstedt (b. 1668 - d. 1751)
14 Aug 1727 - 27 Feb 1729 Johan Brauner (b. 1668 - d. 1743)
27 Feb 1729 - 19 Dec 1746 Anders friherre Koskull (b. 1677 - d. 1746)
30 Jan 1747 - 6 Mar 1758 Gustaf Fredrik Rothlieb (b. 1686 - d. 1758)
3 May 1758 - 11 Apr 1763 Peter friherre von Psilander (b. 1702 - d. 1776)
11 Apr 1763 - 27 May 1769 Joakim Beck-Friis (b. 1722 - d. 1797)
28 Jun 1769 - 6 Feb 1776 Adam Johan (from 15 Oct 1771,
friherre) Raab (b. 1703 - d. 1776)
30 Apr 1776 - 15 May 1782 Olof (from 27 Dec 1778, friherre)
von Nackreij (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
15 May 1782 - 16 Dec 1787 Salomon Hederstierna (b. 1726 - d. 1808)
16 Dec 1787 - 15 Jul 1793 Göran Henrik friherre Falkenberg
af Trystorp (b. 1746 - d. 1803)
15 Jul 1793 - 9 May 1827 Carl Stellan greve Mörner af
Morlanda (b. 1761 - d. 1834)
9 May 1827 - 5 May 1863 Carl greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1792 - d. 1870)
1863 - 1864 Carl Johan Thyselius (b. 1811 - d. 1891)
1864 - 1875 Gustaf Lorentz Munthe (b. 1809 - d. 1889)
1875 - 1888 Gunnar Wennerberg (b. 1817 - d. 1901)
3 Apr 1888 - 6 May 1898 Gustaf Harald greve Spens (b. 1827 - d. 1914)
6 May 1898 - 3 Dec 1909 Charles Emil von Oelreich (b. 1839 - d. 1911)
3 Dec 1909 - 1925 Alexis Hammarström (b. 1858 - d. 1936)
1925 - 31 Mar 1944 August Beskow (b. 1880 - d. 1946)
1 Apr 1944 - 30 Jun 1946 Erik Lundh (b. 1895 - d. 1967)
1 Jul 1946 - 31 Dec 1964 Thorwald Bergquist (b. 1899 - d. 1972)
1 Jan 1965 - 31 Dec 1970 Gunnar Helén (b. 1918 - d. 2002)
1 Jan 1971 - 30 Sep 1977 Lars Eliasson (b. 1914 - d. 2002)
1 Oct 1977 - 31 Dec 1982 Astrid Kristensson (f) (b. 1917 - d. 2000)
1 Jan 1983 - 30 Jun 1988 Britt Mogård (f) (b. 1922 - d. 2012)
1 Jul 1988 - 31 Jul 1995 Sten Wickbom (b. 1931 - d. 2015)
1 Aug 1995 - 31 Mar 2002 Wiggo Komstedt (b. 1937 - d. 2010)
1 Apr 2002 - 31 Dec 2006 Lars-Åke Lagrell (b. 1940 - d. 2020)
1 Jan 2007 - 30 Sep 2007 Claes Sjöblom (acting) (b. 1941)
1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sep 2016 Kristina Alsér (f) (b. 1956)
1 Oct 2016 - 31 Jan 2017 Anders Flanking (acting) (b. 1957)
1 Feb 2017 - 31 Oct 2019 Ingrid Burman (f) (b. 1952)
1 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 Kristina Zetterström (f) (acting)
1 Feb 2020 - Maria Arnholm (f) (b. 1958)
Norrbotten
1810 created from part of Västerbotten county
Governors
1810 - 1816 Per Adolf Ekorn (b. 1758 - d. 1819)
1816 - 1821 Georg Adolf friherre Koskull (b. 1780 - d. 1829)
1821 - 1825 Paul Öhrvall (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1825 - 1836 Carl Georg greve Sparre af
Söfdeborg (b. 1790 - d. 1852)
1836 - 10 Apr 1849 Carl August von Hedenberg (b. 1784 - d. 1849)
1849 - 1856 Hans Samuel Knut friherre
Åkerhielm af Blombacka (b. 1809 - d. 1879)
1856 - 1859 Anders Emanuel Ros (b. 1806 - d. 1887)
1859 - 1861 Per Henrik Widmark (b. 1800 - d. 1861)
1861 - 1873 Sven Peter Bergman (b. 1806 - d. 1878)
1873 - 1885 Henrik Adolf Widmark (b. 1833 - d. 1889)
1885 - 1893 Lars Berg (b. 1838 - d. 1920)
1893 - 1900 Karl Sigfrid Husberg (b. 1854 - d. 1928)
1900 - 1911 Karl Johan Bergström (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1911 - 1917 Oscar von Sydow (b. 1873 - d. 1936)
1917 - 1928 Gösta Malm (b. 1873 - d. 1965)
1928 - 1937 August Bernhard Gärde (b. 1877 - d. 1970)
1937 - 1947 David Hansén (b. 1880 - d. 1957)
1947 - 21 Dec 1952 Oscar Wilhelm Lövgren (b. 1888 - d. 1952)
1953 - 1957 Folke Thunborg (b. 1909 - d. 1957)
1957 - 1966 Manfred Näslund (b. 1899 - d. 1988)
1966 - 1982 Ragnar Lassinantti (b. 1915 - d. 1985)
1982 - 1985 Erik Hammarsten (b. 1927 - d. 1985)
1985 - 1991 Curt Boström (b. 1926 - d. 2014)
1992 - 1995 Gunnar Brodin (b. 1931 - d. 2009)
1996 - 1998 Björn Rosengren (b. 1942)
1999 - 2003 Kari Marklund (b. 1938 - d. 2018)
2003 - 2012 Per-Ola Eriksson (b. 1946)
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Jan 2018 Sven-Erik Österberg (b. 1955)
1 Feb 2018 - 31 May 2018 Johan Antti (acting) (b. 1962)
1 Jun 2018 - 31 Jan 2021 Björn O. Nilsson (b. 1956)
1 Feb 2021 - Lotta Finstorp (f) (b. 1958)
Örebro
1654 - 1779 part of Närke och Värmland county
Governors (until 1779 of Närke och Värmland)
1693 - 1706 Fromhold friherre Fägerskiöld (b. bf. 1650 - d. 1706)
1707 - 1714 Salomon friherre Cronhielm (b. 1666 - d. 1724)
1714 - 1719 Claes friherre Ekeblad (b. 1669 - d. 1737)
1719 - 1729 Conrad friherre Ribbing af Zernava (b. 1671 - d. 1736)
1729 - 1739 Erik friherre Wrangel af Lindeberg (b. 1686 - d. 1765)
1739 - 1756 Nils friherre Reuterholm (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
1756 Johan Råfelt (b. 1712 - d. 1763)
1756 - 1766 Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1766 - 1780 Johan Abraham friherre Hamilton af
Hageby (b. 1734 - d. 1795)
1780 - 1796 Evert August Franc (b. 1729 - d. 1800)
1796 - 1801 Carl Didrik friherre Hamilton af
Hageby (b. 1766 - d. 1848)
1801 - 1816 Salomon (from 1810, friherre)
Löfvenskjöld (b. 1764 - d. 1850)
1816 - 1834 Nils greve Gyldenstolpe (b. 1768 - d. 1844)
(acting to 1817)
1834 - 1835 Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont (b. 1783 - d. 1861)
(acting)
1835 - 1856 Erik Johan Bergenskjöld (b. 1785 - d. 1865)
1856 - 1876 Johan Carl friherre Åkerhielm af
Margrethelund (b. 1807 - d. 1879)
1876 - 1893 Axel Bergström (b. 1823 - d. 1893)
1893 - 1904 Axel G. Svedelius (b. 1836 - d. 1924)
1904 - 1911 Theodor Nordström (b. 1843 - d. 1920)
1911 - 1925 Karl Johan Bergström (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1925 - 1928 Henning Elmquist (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
1928 - 1947 Bror C. Hasselrot (b. 1882 - d. 1951)
1947 - 1960 Karl Johan Olsson (b. 1893 - d. 1980)
1961 - 1971 Valter Åman (b. 1905 - d. 1998)
1971 - 1980 Harald Aronsson (b. 1913 - d. 1981)
1 Oct 1980 - 9 Nov 1980 Ove Sundelius (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 2015)
1980 - 1989 Elvy Olsson (f) (b. 1923 - d. 2022)
1989 - 1994 Sigvard Marjasin (b. 1929 - d. 2021)
1 Nov 1994 - 14 Jan 1995 Lars Östring (1st time) (acting) (b. 1946)
15 Jan 1995 - 14 Jan 2004 Gerd Engman (f) (b. 1942 - d. 2019)
15 Jan 2004 - 20 Apr 2004 Lars Östring (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
21 Apr 2004 - 31 Aug 2008 Sören Gunnarsson (b. 1943 - d. 2015)
1 Sep 2008 - 31 Mar 2015 Rose-Marie Frebran (f) (b. 1948)
1 Apr 2015 - 4 May 2015 Kjell Unevik (acting) (b. 1952)
4 May 2015 - Maria Larsson (f) (b. 1956)
Östergötland
Governors
1693 - 1701 Lars friherre Eldstierna (b. 1626 - d. 1701)
1702 - 1706 Mårten (from 1705, friherre)
Trotzig (b. 1646 - d. 1706)
1706 - 1710 Jacob friherre Burensköld (b. 1655 - d. 1738)
1710 - 1714 Johan (from 1713, friherre)
Lillienstedt (b. 1655 - d. 1732)
1714 - 1718 Anders Leijonhielm (b. 1655 - d. 1727)
1718 - 1721 Gustaf greve Bonde af Björnö (b. 1682 - d. 1764)
1721 - 1727 Ernst Johan friherre Creutz (b. 1675 - d. 1742)
1727 - 1736 Erik (from 1731, friherre)
Ehrenkrona (b. 1673 - d. 1737)
1736 - 1747 Christer Henrik friherre
d'Albedyhll (b. 1679 - d. 1750)
1748 - 1769 Gustaf Adolf (from 1766, friherre)
Lagerfelt (b. 1693 - d. 1769)
1769 - 1775 Carl Harald friherre Strömfelt (b. 1709 - d. 1775)
1775 - 1783 Fredrik Ulrik greve Reenstierna (b. 1722 - d. 1783)
1783 - 1810 Fredrik Georg friherre Strömfelt
(from 1799, Fredrik Georg greve
Strömfelt) (b. 1738 - d. 1814)
1810 - 1817 Johan Adam greve Cronstedt (b. 1749 - d. 1836)
1817 - 1826 Carl von Nieroth (from 1818, Carl
friherre Nieroth) (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
1826 - 1835 Gustaf Wathier greve Hamilton (b. 1783 - d. 1835)
1836 - 1851 Carl Otto friherre Palmstierna (b. 1790 - d. 1878)
1851 - 1858 Henning greve Hamilton (b. 1814 - d. 1886)
(acting to 27 Mar 1852)
1858 - 1867 Gustaf friherre af Ugglas (b. 1820 - d. 1895)
1867 - 1901 Robert greve De la Gardie (b. 1823 - d. 1916)
(acting to 3 Aug 1869)
1901 - 1912 Ludvig greve Douglas (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
1912 - 1930 Eric Birger Trolle (b. 1863 - d. 1934)
1930 - 1941 Karl Tiselius (b. 1875 - d. 1954)
1941 - 1956 Carl friherre Hamilton af Hageby (b. 1890 - d. 1977)
1956 - 1980 Per Eckerberg (b. 1913 - d. 1990)
1980 - 1987 Göte Svenson (b. 1924 - d. 2013)
1987 - 1996 Rolf Wirtén (b. 1931 - d. 2023)
1996 - 31 Aug 2009 Björn Eriksson (b. 1945)
1 Sep 2009 - 6 Jun 2010 Magnus Holgersson (acting) (b. 1948)
7 Jun 2010 - 31 Aug 2018 Elisabeth Nilsson (f) (b. 1953)
1 Sep 2018 - Carl Fredrik Graf (b. 1959)
Skåne
1 Jan 1997 created by merger of Kristianstad and Malmöhus counties
Governors
1997 - 31 Dec 2005 Bengt Holgersson (b. 1941)
1 Jan 2006 - 30 Jun 2006 Lise-Lotte Reiter (f) (acting) (b. 1948)
1 Jul 2006 - 31 Aug 2012 Göran Tunhammar (b. 1946)
1 Sep 2012 - 31 Jul 2016 Margareta Pålsson (f) (b. 1949)
1 Aug 2016 - 30 Sep 2016 Göran Enander (acting) (b. 1955)
1 Oct 2016 - Anneli Hulthén (f) (b. 1960)
Kristianstad
Governors
9 May 1719 - 8 May 1738 Samuel (from 23 May 1719,
friherre) von Hylteen (b. 1671 - d. 1738)
28 May 1739 - Apr 1745 Nils Silfverskiöld (b. 1674 - d. 1753)
Apr 1745 - 1761 Christian (from 21 Nov 1751,
friherre) Barnekow (b. 1694 - d. 1762)
(acting to 3 Jun 1745)
17 Dec 1761 - 9 Jun 1763 Carl Axel Hugo friherre Hamilton
af Hageby (b. 1722 - d. 1763)
15 Aug 1763 - 3 Aug 1772 Reinhold Johan (from 4 Feb 1764,
friherre) von Lingen (b. 1708 - d. 1785)
4 Mar 1773 - 21 May 1776 Axel greve Löwen (b. 1729 - d. 1802)
11 Jun 1776 - 29 May 1786 Gabriel Erik friherre Sparre (b. 1726 - d. 1804)
29 May 1786 - 19 Jan 1803 Carl Adam friherre Wrangel af
Adinal (b. 1748 - d. 1829)
19 Jan 1803 - 4 Feb 1811 Erik friherre von Nolcken (b. 1763 - d. 1834)
(acting to 1 Mar 1805)
4 Feb 1811 - 12 Jan 1838 Axel greve De la Gardie (b. 1772 - d. 1838)
12 Jan 1838 - 22 Dec 1851 Georg Ludvig von Rosen (b. 1786 - d. 1857)
(acting to 12 Oct 1838)
8 May 1852 - 27 Jul 1856 Knut Axel greve Posse (b. 1796 - d. 1856)
(acting to 12 Apr 1853)
19 Sep 1856 - 19 Nov 1859 Emil von Troil (b. 1800 - d. 1859)
13 Jan 1860 - 24 Aug 1866 Axel Ludvig friherre Rappe (b. 1800 - d. 1875)
6 Nov 1866 - 23 Apr 1883 Axel greve Trolle-Wachtmeister (b. 1812 - d. 1907)
23 Apr 1883 - 29 Jan 1905 Magnus greve De la Gardie (b. 1839 - d. 1905)
8 Feb 1905 - 5 Jul 1923 Gerard Louis friherre De Geer af
Finspång (b. 1854 - d. 1935)
5 Jul 1923 - 30 Sep 1938 Johan Nilsson (b. 1873 - d. 1963)
1 Oct 1938 - 30 Sep 1947 Alvar Elis Rodhe (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
1 Oct 1947 - 31 Jul 1963 Per Westling (b. 1900 - d. 1963)
1 Feb 1964 - 31 Oct 1979 Bengt Petri (b. 1913 - d. 2006)
1 Nov 1979 - 31 Dec 1984 Lennart Sandgren (b. 1926 - d. 2009)
1985 - 1989 Einar Larsson (b. 1925 - d. 2018)
1990 - 1996 Anita Bråkenhielm (f) (b. 1937)
1996 Hans Blom (acting) (b. 1938)
Malmöhus
Governors
9 May 1719 - 31 Jul 1727 Carl Gustaf friherre Hård (b. 1674 - d. 1744)
14 Aug 1727 - 26 Jul 1737 Johan friherre Cronman (b. 1662 - d. 1737)
15 Aug 1737 - 18 Nov 1740 Wilhelm friherre Bennet (b. 1677 - d. 1740)
12 Dec 1740 - 1 Sep 1754 Carl Georg friherre Siöblad (b. 1683 - d. 1754)
1754 - 6 Dec 1763 Georg Bogislaus friherre Staël von
Holstein (b. 1685 - d. 1763)
14 Feb 1764 - 20 Jan 1769 Carl friherre Adlerfelt (b. 1719 - d. 1769)
21 Mar 1769 - 28 Jul 1772 Johan greve Cronhielm af Flosta (b. 1707 - d. 1782)
3 Aug 1772 - 17 Aug 1772 Reinhold Johan friherre von Lingen (b. 1708 - d. 1785)
17 Aug 1772 - 29 Jul 1776 Bengt Gustaf greve Frölich (b. 1715 - d. 1783)
2 Aug 1776 - 22 May 1794 Tage (from 27 Dec 1778, friherre)
Thott (b. 1739 - d. 1824)
22 May 1794 - 15 Jan 1812 Gustaf greve von Rosen (b. 1758 - d. 1815)
5 Jun 1812 - 19 Jun 1829 Wilhelm (from 8 Aug 1815,
friherre) af Klinteberg (b. 1759 - d. 1829)
9 Sep 1829 - 21 Feb 1831 Jean Albrecht Berg von Linde (b. 1793 - d. 1857)
(acting)
21 Feb 1831 - 17 Nov 1833 Magnus friherre Stackelberg (b. 1788 - d. 1833)
(acting to 26 Feb 1831)
12 Apr 1834 - 28 Nov 1851 Fredrik greve Posse (b. 1785 - d. 1853)
(acting to 7 Mar 1835)
28 Nov 1851 - 8 Apr 1874 Samuel von Troil (b. 1804 - d. 1880)
(acting to 19 Apr 1853)
8 Apr 1874 - 20 May 1880 Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz (b. 1821 - d. 1880)
25 Jun 1880 - 10 Mar 1892 Gotthard greve Wachtmeister af
Johannishus (b. 1834 - d. 1920)
22 Apr 1892 - 14 Feb 1902 Robert Dickson (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
14 Feb 1902 - 9 Jul 1909 Gustaf Tornérhjelm (b. 1854 - d. 1934)
9 Jul 1909 - 26 Sep 1925 Robert greve De la Gardie (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
26 Sep 1925 - 31 Dec 1938 Fredrik friherre Ramel (b. 1872 - d. 1947)
7 Jun 1930 - 31 Dec 1931 Gert Eiserman (acting for Ramel) (b. 1863 - d. 1948)
1 Jan 1932 - 24 Sep 1932 Hjalmar Kjäll (acting for Ramel) (b. 1878 - d. 1948)
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1952 Arthur Thomson (b. 1891 - d. 1977)
1 Feb 1952 - 24 Jan 1953 Allan Vougt (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
1 May 1953 - 31 Oct 1961 Gustav Adolf Widell (b. 1907 - d. 1961)
24 Nov 1961 - 30 Nov 1973 Gösta Netzén (b. 1908 - d. 1984)
1 Dec 1973 - 31 Mar 1984 Nils Hörjel (b. 1917 - d. 2006)
1 Apr 1984 - 28 Feb 1993 Bertil Göransson (b. 1933 - d. 1999)
1 Sep 1993 - 31 Dec 1996 Ann-Cathrine Haglund (f) (b. 1937)
Södermanland
Governors
1693 - 1710 Hans friherre Clerck (b. 1639 - d. 1711)
1710 - 1714 Peter Franc (b. 1642 - d. 1714)
1714 - 1716 Peter Scheffer (b. 1657 - d. 1731)
1716 - 1723 Germund friherre Cederhielm d.y. (b. 1661 - d. 1741)
1723 - 1727 Nils greve Gyllenstierna af
Björksund och Helgö (b. 1670 - d. 1731)
1727 - 1732 Michael friherre Törnflycht (from
1731, Michael greve Törnflycht) (b. 1682 - d. 1738)
1732 - 1733 Jonas Fredrik friherre Örnfelt (b. 1674 - d. 1733)
1733 - 1737 Olof greve Gyllenborg (b. 1676 - d. 1737)
1737 - 1739 Carl Gustaf friherre Sparre (b. 1689 - d. 1741)
1739 - 1750 Nils greve Bonde af Björnö (b. 1685 - d. 1760)
1750 - 1751 Carl Mårten friherre Fleetwood (b. 1703 - d. 1751)
1751 - 1761 Claes Gustaf friherre Rålamb (b. 1705 - d. 1765)
1761 - 1769 Nils Adam greve Bielke (b. 1724 - d. 1792)
1769 Jeremias Wallén (b. 1693 - d. 1772)
1769 - 1791 Per Abraham Löth-Örnsköld (from
1771, Per Abraham friherre
Örnsköld) (b. 1720 - d. 1791)
1792 - 1794 Carl Lagerbring (b. 1751 - d. 1822)
1794 - 1804 Samuel Jacob Gyllenadler (b. 1752 - d. 1804)
1804 - 1815 Fabian Ulfsparre af Broxvik (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
(acting to 1806)
1815 - 1824 Per Erik (from 1819, friherre)
Skjöldebrand (b. 1769 - d. 1826)
1824 - 1832 Gustaf Abraham Peijron (from 1825,
Gustaf Abraham Peyron) (b. 1783 - d. 1852)
1833 - 1858 Gustaf Erik greve Frölich (b. 1792 - d. 1860)
1858 - 1888 Gustaf greve Lagerbjelke (b. 1817 - d. 1895)
1889 - 1894 Otto Hack Roland Printzsköld (b. 1846 - d. 1930)
1894 - 1906 Filip August Boström (b. 1843 - d. 1908)
1906 - 1927 Lennart Reuterskiöld (b. 1859 - d. 1944)
1927 - 1935 Gustaf Robert Sederholm (b. 1868 - d. 1939)
1935 - 1958 Bo Hammarskjöld (b. 1891 - d. 1974)
1940 - 1944 Anders Wijkman (b. 1873 - d. 1954)
(acting for Hammarskjöld)
1958 Erik Gustaf Andersson (b. 1895 - d. 1958)
1958 - 1970 Ossian Sehlstedt (b. 1904 - d. 1983)
1970 - 1980 Mats Lemne (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
1980 - 1990 Bengt Gustavsson (b. 1925 - d. 2021)
1990 - 1996 Ivar Nordberg (b. 1933 - d. 2014)
1996 - 31 Dec 2005 Bo Holmberg (b. 1942 - d. 2010)
1 Jan 2006 - 30 Sep 2012 Bo Könberg (b. 1945)
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Dec 2019 Liselott Hagberg (f) (b. 1958)
1 Jan 2020 - Beatrice Ask (f) (b. 1956)
Stockholm
1654 - 1714 part of Uppland county
Governors
1695 - 1714 Johan (from 1696, friherre)
Hoghusen (b. 1634 - d. 1715)
(governor of Uppland)
1714 - 1717 Ture Stensson friherre Bielke (b. 1655 - d. 1717)
1718 Axel Banér (b. 1661 - d. 1742)
1719 - 1727 Olof friherre Törnflycht (b. 1680 - d. 1737)
1727 - 1733 Frans Joachim (from 1731,
friherre) Ehrenstrahl (b. 1670 - d. 1735)
1733 - 1737 Gustaf friherre Palmfelt (b. 1680 - d. 1744)
1737 - 1743 Otto Magnus Wolffelt (b. 1663 - d. 1743)
1743 - 1750 Theodor Ankarcrona (b. 1687 - d. 1750)
1750 - 1751 Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1751 - 1762 Carl Broman (b. 1703 - d. 1784)
1762 - 1768 Carl Fredrik Nordenstam (b. 1720 - d. 1768)
1768 - 1770 Carl Gustaf friherre von Liewen (b. 1722 - d. 1770)
1770 - 1788 Jakob Johan greve Gyllenborg (b. 1721 - d. 1788)
1788 - 1802 Samuel (from 1796, friherre; from
1799, greve) af Ugglas (b. 1750 - d. 1812)
1802 - 1808 Per Evert Georgii (b. 1759 - d. 1808)
1808 - 1810 Erik Adolf af Schenbom (b. 1757 - d. 1811)
1810 - 1828 Daniel (from 1816, friherre)
Edelcreutz (b. 1761 - d. 1828)
1830 - 1842 Claes Hans friherre Rålamb (b. 1784 - d. 1867)
1842 - 1849 Claes Fredrik greve Horn af Åminne (b. 1791 - d. 1865)
(acting to 1843)
1849 - 1867 Gustaf Fredrik greve Liljencrantz (b. 1801 - d. 1869)
1867 - 1888 Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna (b. 1816 - d. 1902)
1888 - 1896 Robert Themptander (b. 1844 - d. 1897)
6 Oct 1896 - 25 Oct 1896 Lennart Groll (b. 1845 - d. 1896)
1896 - 1908 Paul Gustaf Isberg (b. 1848 - d. 1908)
1908 - 1919 Mauritz Sahlin (b. 1860 - d. 1927)
1919 - 1920 Daniel Ekelund (acting) (b. 1859 - d. 1935)
1920 Alfred Petersson i Påboda (b. 1860 - d. 1920)
1920 - 1938 Nils Edén (b. 1871 - d. 1945)
1938 - 1952 Karl Levinson (b. 1885 - d. 1971)
1952 - 1958 Gunnar Danielson (b. 1901 - d. 1958)
1958 - 1968 Erik Westerlind (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
1968 - 1971 Allan Nordenstam (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
1971 - 1977 Hjalmar Mehr (b. 1910 - d. 1979)
1977 - 1984 Gunnar Helén (b. 1918 - d. 2002)
1985 - 1991 Lennart Sandgren (b. 1926 - d. 2009)
1992 - 2001 Ulf Adelsohn (b. 1941)
2002 - 2006 Mats Hellström (b. 1942)
1 Jan 2007 - 20 Sep 2011 Per Unckel (b. 1948 - d. 2011)
20 Sep 2011 - 31 Jan 2012 Katarina Kämpe (f) (acting) (b. 1965)
1 Feb 2012 - 31 Aug 2017 Chris Heister (f) (b. 1950)
1 Sep 2017 - 31 Jan 2018 Åsa Ryding (f) (acting) (b. 1964)
1 Feb 2018 - 28 Feb 2023 Sven-Erik Österberg (b. 1955)
1 Mar 2023 - Anna Kinberg Batra (f) (b. 1970)
Stockholm (city)
1967 incorporated into Stockholm county
Governors (överståthållare)
1682 - 1705 Christoffer friherre Gyllenstierna
af Ulaborg (from 1687, Christoffer
greve Gyllenstierna af Ericsberg) (b. 1639 - d. 1705)
1705 - 7 Aug 1714 Knut friherre Posse (from 1706,
Knut greve Posse) (b. 164... - d. 1714)
1714 - 1732 Gustaf Adam friherre Taube af
Kudding (from 1719, Gustaf Adam
greve Taube) (acting to 1716) (b. 1673 - d. 1732)
1732 - 1738 Michael greve Törnflycht (b. 1682 - d. 1738)
1739 - 1753 Rutger friherre Fuchs (b. 1682 - d. 1753)
1753 - 1759 Johan Christoffer greve von Düring (b. 1695 - d. 1759)
1759 - 1769 Jakob Albrekt (from 1760,
friherre) von Lantingshausen (b. 1699 - d. 1769)
1770 - 1772 Axel greve Sparre af Sundby (b. 1708 - d. 1772)
1772 - 1773 Ture Gustaf friherre Rudbeck (b. 1714 - d. 1786)
1773 - 1791 Carl friherre Sparre (b. 1723 - d. 1791)
1792 Gustaf Mauritz friherre Armfelt (b. 1757 - d. 1814)
1792 - 1795 Carl Wilhelm Modée (b. 1735 - d. 1798)
1795 - 1797 Hans Henrik friherre von Essen (b. 1755 - d. 1824)
1797 Samuel friherre af Ugglas
(1st time) (b. 1750 - d. 1812)
1797 - 1800 vacant
1800 Samuel greve af Ugglas (2nd time) (s.a.)
1800 - 1809 vacant
1809 - 1810 Wilhelm Mauritz greve Klingspor (b. 1744 - d. 1814)
1810 - 1812 Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (b. 1757 - d. 1834)
(acting)
1812 - 1818 Carl greve Mörner af Tuna (b. 1755 - d. 1821)
1818 - 1828 Daniel friherre Edelcreutz (b. 1761 - d. 1828)
(acting)
1828 - 1830 Carl Johan friherre af Nordin (b. 1785 - d. 1850)
(acting)
1830 - 1838 Jakob Wilhelm friherre
Sprengtporten (1st time) (b. 1794 - d. 1875)
1838 Erik Magnus Kuylenstierna (acting) (b. 1789 - d. 1869)
1838 - 1842 Axel Johan Adam Möllerhjelm (b. 1787 - d. 1846)
(acting)
1842 - 1844 Mauritz Axel greve Lewenhaupt (b. 1791 - d. 1868)
(acting)
1844 - 1848 Jakob Wilhelm friherre
Sprengtporten (2nd time) (s.a.)
1848 - 1862 Jakob Essen greve Hamilton (b. 1797 - d. 1864)
1862 - 1874 Gillis (from 1864, friherre) Bildt (b. 1820 - d. 1894)
1874 - 1888 Gustaf friherre af Ugglas (b. 1820 - d. 1895)
1888 - 1902 Claës Gustaf Adolf friherre Tamm (b. 1838 - d. 1925)
1902 - 1911 Robert Dickson (b. 1843 - d. 1924)
1911 - 1912 Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
1912 - 1920 Johan Olof Ramstedt (b. 1852 - d. 1935)
1920 - 1928 Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1923 Mauritz Sahlin (b. 1860 - d. 1927)
(acting for Hederstierna)
1928 - 1933 Henning Elmquist (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
1933 - 1949 Torsten Nothin (b. 1884 - d. 1972)
1949 - 1963 Johan Hagander (b. 1896 - d. 1991)
1963 - 1967 Allan Nordenstam (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
Uppsala
1654 - 1714 part of Uppland county
Governors
1695 - 1714 Johan (from 1696, friherre)
Hoghusen (b. 1634 - d. 1715)
(governor of Uppland)
1714 - 1719 Per friherre Ribbing af Zernava (b. 1670 - d. 1719)
1719 - 1728 Fredrik Magnus friherre Cronberg (b. 1668 - d. 1740)
1729 - 1743 Johan (from 1731, friherre)
Brauner (b. 1668 - d. 1743)
1743 - 1757 Carl (from 1751, friherre) von
Grooth (b. 1684 - d. 1758)
1757 - 1762 Johan Georg Lillienberg (b. 1713 - d. 1798)
1762 - 1773 Johan friherre Funck (b. 1703 - d. 1773)
1773 - 1782 Ture Gustaf friherre Rudbeck (b. 1714 - d. 1786)
1782 - 1783 Olof friherre von Nackreij (b. 1728 - d. 1783)
1783 Fredrik Ulrik friherre von
Friesendorff (acting) (b. 1740 - d. 1793)
1783 - 1784 Jakob von Engeström (acting) (b. 1735 - d. 1802)
1784 Claes Julius greve Ekeblad (b. 1742 - d. 1808)
1784 Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
1784 - 1786 Carl Claes friherre Mörner af
Morlanda (b. 1730 - d. 1786)
1786 - 1787 Elis Schröderheim (1st time) (b. 1747 - d. 1795)
1788 Adolf Fredrik friherre Munck (b. 1749 - d. 1831)
1788 - 1790 Ulrik Gottlieb Ehrenbill
(1st time) (b. 1733 - d. 1795)
1790 Erik af Wetterstedt (1st time) (b. 1736 - d. 1822)
(acting)
1790 - 1792 Ulrik Gottlieb Ehrenbill
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1792 - 1794 Elis Schröderheim (2nd time) (s.a.)
1794 - 1812 Erik (from 1806, friherre) af
Wetterstedt (2nd time) (s.a.)
1812 - 1830 Berndt Wilhelm (from 1815,
friherre) Fock (b. 1763 - d. 1837)
1830 - 1862 Robert Fredrik (from 1837,
friherre) von Kræmer (b. 1791 - d. 1880)
1862 - 1893 Adolf Ludvig greve Hamilton (b. 1820 - d. 1896)
1893 - 1895 Ludvig greve Douglas (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
1895 - 1907 Per Johan Bråkenhielm (b. 1840 - d. 1910)
1907 - 1930 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (b. 1862 - d. 1953)
1914 - 1917 Knut greve Hamilton (b. 1855 - d. 1930)
(acting for Hammarskjöld)
1931 - 1943 Sigfrid Linnér (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1 Oct 1943 - 31 Mar 1952 Hilding Kjellman (b. 1885 - d. 1953)
1952 - 1957 Georg Andrén (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
1957 - 7 May 1959 Elis Håstad (b. 1900 - d. 1959)
1959 - 1967 Olov Rylander (b. 1900 - d. 1988)
1967 - 1980 Ragnar Edenman (b. 1914 - d. 1998)
1980 - 1986 Ingemar Mundebo (b. 1930 - d. 2018)
1986 - 1992 Hans Alsén (b. 1926 - d. 2023)
1992 - 1997 Jan-Erik Wikström (b. 1932)
1997 - 31 Jul 2002 Ann-Cathrine Haglund (f) (b. 1937)
1 Aug 2002 - 31 Dec 2002 Ulf Henricsson (acting) (b. 1939)
1 Jan 2003 - 30 Sep 2009 Anders Björck (b. 1944)
1 Oct 2009 - 12 Apr 2010 Leif Byman (acting) (b. 1946)
12 Apr 2010 - 31 Aug 2016 Peter Egardt (b. 1949)
1 Sep 2016 - 31 Oct 2016 Johan von Knorring (acting) (b. 1965)
1 Nov 2016 - Göran Enander (b. 1955)
Värmland
1654 - 1779 part of Närke och Värmland county (see under Örebro)
Governors
1779 - 1793 Johan Gustaf friherre Uggla (b. 1734 - d. 1798)
1793 - 1802 Nils Nilsson Silfverskiöld (b. 1751 - d. 1822)
1802 - 1807 Arvid friherre von Nolcken (b. 1771 - d. 1807)
1807 - 1809 Axel Pontus greve von Rosen (b. 1773 - d. 1834)
(acting to 1808)
1809 - 1813 Olof af Wibeli (b. 1752 - d. 1823)
1814 - 1840 Johan Didrik af Wingård (b. 1778 - d. 1854)
(acting to 1815)
1840 - 1841 Carl Fredrik Hammarhjelm (b. 1787 - d. 1845)
1841 - 1864 Hans Fredrik Oldevig (b. 1793 - d. 1866)
(acting to 1842)
1864 - 1870 Carl Rudolf Ekström (b. 1818 - d. 1903)
1870 - 1873 Johan Henrik Rosensvärd (b. 1816 - d. 1890)
1873 - 1885 Henrik Gyllenram (b. 1814 - d. 1890)
1885 - 1889 Henrik Adolf Widmark (b. 1833 - d. 1889)
1889 - 1901 Adolf Malmborg (b. 1842 - d. 1913)
1901 - 1921 Gerhard Dyrssen (b. 1854 - d. 1938)
1921 - 1936 Abraham Unger (b. 1870 - d. 1949)
1936 - 1945 Ivar Vennerström (b. 1881 - d. 1945)
1945 - 1957 Axel Westling (b. 1897 - d. 1957)
1957 - 1967 Gustaf Nilsson (b. 1900 - d. 1977)
1967 - 1977 Rolf Edberg (b. 1912 - d. 1997)
1977 - 1990 Bengt Norling (b. 1925 - d. 2002)
1990 - 2002 Ingemar Eliasson (b. 1939)
2002 Björn Sandborgh (acting) (b. 1948)
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Mar 2004 Kerstin Wallin (f) (b. 1945)
1 Apr 2004 - 30 Sep 2012 Eva Eriksson (f) (b. 1947)
1 Oct 2012 - 31 Dec 2018 Kenneth Johansson (b. 1956 - d. 2021)
1 Jan 2019 - 9 Dec 2019 Johan Blom (acting) (b. 1967)
9 Dec 2019 - Georg Andrén (b. 1960)
Västerbotten
Governors
1692 - 1705 Gustaf greve Douglas (b. 1648 - d. 1705)
1705 - 1712 Otto Wilhelm Löwen (b. 1659 - d. 1712)
1713 - 1717 Anders Erik Ramsay (b. 1646 - d. 1735)
1717 - 1719 Fredrik Magnus friherre Cronberg (b. 1668 - d. 1740)
1719 Otto Reinhold Strömfelt (b. 1679 - d. 1746)
1719 - 1733 Jakob (from 1720, friherre)
Grundel (b. 1657 - d. 1737)
1733 - 1753 Gabriel (from 1735, friherre)
Gyllengrip (b. 1687 - d. 1753)
1755 - 1759 Olof greve Leijonstedt (b. 1691 - d. 1759)
1759 - 1762 Johan friherre Funck (b. 1703 - d. 1773)
1762 - 1765 Martin Ehrensvan (b. 1714 - d. 1765)
1765 - 1769 Olof Malmerfelt (b. 1693 - d. 1771)
1769 - 1775 Magnus Adolf (from 1771, friherre)
von Kothen (b. 1704 - d. 1775)
1775 - 1781 Georg Gustaf friherre Wrangel af
Adinal (b. 1728 - d. 1795)
1781 - 1782 Carl Wilhelm greve Leijonstedt (b. 1725 - d. 1782)
1782 - 1789 Fredrik von Stenhagen (b. 1732 - d. 1816)
1789 - 1795 Johan Gustaf af Donner (b. 1730 - d. 1808)
1795 - 1811 Per Adam friherre Stromberg (b. 1751 - d. 1838)
1811 - 1817 Gustaf Edelstam (b. 1764 - d. 1825)
1817 - 1842 Georg Lars (from 1841, friherre)
af Schmidt (b. 1771 - d. 1842)
11 Jun 1842 - 1856 Gustaf Montgomery (b. 1791 - d. 1861)
1856 - 1864 Gustaf Lorentz Munthe (b. 1809 - d. 1889)
1864 - 1872 Victor Almquist (b. 1817 - d. 1872)
1873 - 1891 Axel Wästfelt (b. 1821 - d. 1901)
1891 - 1904 Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (b. 1843 - d. 1904)
1899 - 1900 Jacob Berlin (b. 1841 - d. 1908)
(acting for Crusebjörn)
1900 - 1902 Axel Asker (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
(acting for Crusebjörn)
1902 - 1903 Axel Fredrik Oscar Cederberg (b. 1837 - d. 1913)
(acting for Crusebjörn)
1904 - 1916 Henning Theodor Biörklund (b. 1849 - d. 1937)
1916 - 1923 Axel Schotte (b. 1860 - d. 1923)
1917 - 1918 August Robert Hagen (b. 1868 - d. 1922)
(acting for Schotte)
1918 - 1919 Nils Gustaf Ringstrand (b. 1863 - d. 1935)
(acting for Schotte)
1923 - 1931 Nils Gustaf Ringstrand (s.a.)
1931 - 1942 Gustav Rosén (b. 1876 - d. 1942)
1943 - 1956 Elof Lindberg (b. 1891 - d. 1957)
1957 - 1965 Filip Kristensson (b. 1898 - d. 1980)
1965 - 1971 Karl G. Samuelsson (b. 1911 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1978 Bengt Lyberg (b. 1912 - d. 1995)
1978 - 1991 Sven Johansson (b. 1928 - d. 2023)
1992 - 1995 Görel Bohlin (f) (b. 1930)
1995 - 2001 Georg Andersson (b. 1936)
1 Mar 2001 - 1 Sep 2007 Lorentz Andersson (b. 1942)
1 Sep 2007 - 28 Feb 2008 Göran Theolin (acting) (b. 1948)
28 Feb 2008 - 27 Jan 2012 Chris Heister (f) (b. 1950)
1 Feb 2012 - 1 Nov 2012 Birgitta Heijer (f) (acting) (b. 1952)
1 Nov 2012 - 31 Mar 2020 Magdalena Andersson (f) (b. 1954)
1 Apr 2020 - 31 Jul 2020 Lars Lustig (acting) (b. 1962)
1 Aug 2020 - Helene Hellmark Knutsson (f) (b. 1969)
Västernorrland
Governors
1699 - 1702 Axel friherre von Schaar (b. 1641 - d. 1702)
1702 - 1704 Carl Hård af Segerstad (acting) (b. 16... - d. 1704)
1704 - 1716 Alexander friherre Stromberg (b. 1647 - d. 1718)
1716 - 1719 Hugo friherre Hamilton af Hageby (b. 1655 - d. 1724)
1719 - 1727 Magnus friherre Palmqvist (b. 1660 - d. 1729)
1727 - 1739 Carl Gustaf greve Bielke (b. 1683 - d. 1754)
1739 - 1749 Erik Odelström (b. 1684 - d. 1753)
1750 - 1755 Axel Johan friherre Gripenhielm (b. 1686 - d. 1755)
1755 - 1756 Carl Gustaf friherre Cronhjort (b. 1694 - d. 1777)
1757 - 1762 Fredrik Henrik friherre Sparre (b. 1691 - d. 1764)
1762 - 1769 Per Abraham Löth-Örnsköld (b. 1720 - d. 1791)
1769 Jeremias Wallén (b. 1693 - d. 1772)
1769 - 1778 Germund Abraham (from 1771,
friherre) Falkengren (b. 1713 - d. 1785)
1778 - 1796 Carl friherre Bunge (b. 1734 - d. 1816)
1796 - 1807 Erik Gustaf Lindencrona (b. 1738 - d. 1809)
1807 - 1817 Carl von Nieroth (b. 1767 - d. 1842)
1817 - 1820 Carl Fredrik Aschling (b. 1751 - d. 1820)
1820 - 1841 Hampus friherre Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1775 - d. 1855)
(acting to 1821)
1841 - 1851 Fredrik Åkerman (b. 1800 - d. 1877)
1851 - 1862 Sven Wilhelm Gynther (b. 1796 - d. 1873)
1863 - 1873 Ernst August Weidenhielm (b. 1808 - d. 1894)
1873 - 1880 Curry Treffenberg (b. 1825 - d. 1897)
1880 - 1901 Gustaf Ryding (b. 1833 - d. 1901)
1901 - 1909 Gustaf Rudebeck (b. 1842 - d. 1913)
1909 - 1911 Fredrik Bergenholtz (b. 1858 - d. 1930)
1911 - 1918 Carl Mathias Ström (b. 1849 - d. 1926)
1918 - 1931 Karl Stenström (b. 1869 - d. 1933)
1931 - Dec 1938 Anders Wijkman (b. 1873 - d. 1954)
Dec 1938 - 31 Dec 1939 Nils Löwbeer (b. 1889 - d. 1957)
1 Jan 1940 - 27 Mar 1944 Arthur Engberg (b. 1888 - d. 1944)
(acting to 30 Jun 1940)
1944 - 1953 Ragnar Stattin (b. 1886 - d. 1962)
1953 - 1965 Eric Wesström (b. 1899 - d. 1990)
1965 - 1971 Hjalmar Nilsson (b. 1904 - d. 1974)
1971 - 1974 Kurt Nordgren (b. 1916 - d. 1974)
1975 - 1989 Bertil Löfberg (b. 1923 - d. 1997)
1989 - 1995 Ingemar Öhrn (b. 1931 - d. 2018)
1996 - 2000 Börje Hörnlund (b. 1935)
2000 - 2008 Gerhard Larsson (b. 1945)
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2014 Bo Källstrand (b. 1949)
1 Oct 2014 - 31 Mar 2015 Sten-Olov Altin (acting) (b. 1953)
1 Apr 2015 - 16 Apr 2018 Gunnar Holmgren (b. 1957)
16 Apr 2018 - Berit Högman (f) (b. 1958)
Västmanland
Governors
1698 - 1710 Gustaf friherre Cronhielm (b. 1664 - d. 1737)
1710 - 1714 Ludvig Fahlström (b. 1655 - d. 1721)
1714 - 1715 Casten (from 1715, friherre) Feif (b. 1662 - d. 1739)
1716 - 1720 Jonas (from 1719, friherre)
Cedercreutz (b. 1661 - d. 1727)
1720 - 1736 Gustaf (from 1723, friherre) Funck (b. 1670 - d. 1736)
1736 - 1747 Johan friherre Cederbielke (b. 1677 - d. 1752)
1747 - 1761 Fredrik friherre von Friesendorff (b. 1707 - d. 1770)
1761 - 1763 Gabriel friherre Falkenberg af
Trystorp (b. 1716 - d. 1782)
1763 - 1768 Fredrik Ulrik Insenstierna (b. 1723 - d. 1768)
1769 - 1771 Olof Malmerfelt (b. 1693 - d. 1771)
1772 - 1784 Carl Carlsköld (b. 1699 - d. 1788)
1784 - 1809 Ulrik Gustaf greve De la Gardie (b. 1727 - d. 1809)
1809 - 1811 Fredrik friherre Lilliehorn (b. 1745 - d. 1811)
1811 - 1816 Johan Wilhelm friherre (from 1815,
greve) Liljencrantz (b. 1768 - d. 1816)
1816 - 1822 Thure friherre Drufva (b. 1767 - d. 1822)
1822 - 1849 Fredric Ludvig friherre (from
1848, greve) Ridderstolpe (b. 1783 - d. 1852)
(acting to 1823)
1849 - 1863 Fredrik Otto Silfverstolpe (b. 1795 - d. 1882)
1863 - 1869 Fredrik greve Cronstedt (b. 1807 - d. 1869)
1869 - 1883 Reinhold Charpentier (b. 1817 - d. 1886)
1883 - 8 Oct 1900 Fredrik Hederstierna (b. 1828 - d. 1900)
1900 - 1916 Claës Wersäll (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1916 - 1937 Walter Murray (b. 1871 - d. 1957)
1937 - 1943 August Bernhard Gärde (b. 1877 - d. 1970)
1943 - 1952 Conrad Jonsson (b. 1886 - d. 1964)
1952 - 1960 Ragnar Casparsson (b. 1893 - d. 1978)
1960 - 1980 Gustav Cederwall (b. 1913 - d. 2008)
1980 - 1985 Osborne Bartley (b. 1919 - d. 2019)
1985 - 1989 Karl-Lennart Uggla (b. 1928 - d. 2011)
1989 - 1990 Carl Johan Åberg (b. 1930 - d. 2010)
1991 - 1999 Jan Rydh (b. 1938 - d. 2019)
15 Apr 2000 - 1 Feb 2009 Mats Svegfors (b. 1948)
1 Feb 2009 - 1 Jun 2009 Håkan Eriksson (acting) (b. 1945)
1 Jun 2009 - 31 Dec 2014 Ingemar Skogö (b. 1949 - d. 2019)
30 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015 Håkan Wåhlstedt (b. 1963)
1 Feb 2016 - 30 Nov 2021 Minoo Akhtarzand (f) (b. 1956)
1 Dec 2021 - Ulrica Gradin (f) (acting) (b. 1961)
Västra Götaland
1 Jan 1998 created by merger of Älvsborg, Göteborg och Bohus, and
Skaraborg counties
Governors
1998 - Jan 2008 Göte Bernhardsson (b. 1942 - d. 2019)
21 Jan 2008 - 20 Jan 2017 Lars Bäckström (b. 1953)
21 Jan 2017 - 17 Sep 2017 Lisbeth Schultze (f) (1st time) (b. 1960)
(acting)
18 Sep 2017 - 30 Nov 2021 Anders Danielsson (b. 1953)
1 Dec 2021 - Lisbeth Schultze (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
Älvsborg
Governors
1693 - 1708 David Makeléer (b. 16... - d. 1708)
1708 - 1710 Axel von Faltzburg (b. 1645 - d. 1728)
1710 - 1716 Anders Sparrfelt (b. 1645 - d. 1730)
1716 - 1725 Gustaf (from 1719, friherre) Fock (b. 16... - d. 1725)
1725 - 1733 Olof greve Gyllenborg (b. 1676 - d. 1737)
1733 - 1739 Johan friherre Palmfelt (b. c.1675 - d. 1739)
1740 - 1749 Axel Erik friherre Roos (b. 1684 - d. 1765)
1749 - 1751 Carl Broman (b. 1703 - d. 1784)
1751 - 1756 Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda (b. 1705 - d. 1766)
1756 - 1763 Johan Råfelt (b. 1712 - d. 1763)
1763 - 1769 Mauritz friherre Posse af Säby (b. 1712 - d. 1787)
1769 - 1775 Sven friherre Cederström (b. 1710 - d. 1781)
1775 - 1785 Mikael von Törne (b. 1726 - d. 1796)
1785 - 1809 Fredrik (from 1800, friherre)
Lilliehorn (b. 1745 - d. 1811)
1810 Johan Adam Hierta (b. 1749 - d. 1816)
1810 - 1815 Lars friherre Hierta (b. 1762 - d. 1835)
(acting to 1814)
1816 - 1817 Per Adolf Ekorn (b. 1758 - d. 1819)
1817 - 1825 Carl Georg Flach (b. 1778 - d. 1846)
1825 - 17 Oct 1850 Paul Öhrvall (from 1826, Paul
Sandelhielm) (b. 1776 - d. 1850)
1851 - 1858 Bengt Carl Bergman (b. 1805 - d. 1878)
1858 - 1886 Eric greve Sparre af Söfdeborg (b. 1816 - d. 1886)
1886 - 1905 Wilhelm Lothigius (b. 1836 - d. 1913)
1905 - 1922 Karl Sigfrid Husberg (b. 1854 - d. 1928)
1922 - 1941 Axel von Sneidern (b. 1875 - d. 1950)
1941 - 1949 Vilhelm Lundvik (b. 1883 - d. 1969)
1949 - 1954 Arvid Richert (b. 1887 - d. 1981)
1955 - 1970 Mats Lemne (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
1970 - 1978 Gunnar von Sydow (b. 1911 - d. 1990)
1978 - 1991 Göte Fridh (b. 1926 - d. 1996)
1991 - 1997 Bengt K.Å. Johansson (b. 1937 - d. 2021)
Göteborg och Bohus
Governors
1682 - 11 Jan 1700 Johan Benedikt (from 1687,
friherre) von Schönleben (b. 1613 - d. 1706)
11 Jan 1700 - 1711 Erik friherre Siöblad (b. 1647 - d. 1725)
1712 - 1719 Carl Gustaf friherre Mörner af
Morlanda (from 1716, Carl Gustaf
greve Mörner af Morlanda) (b. 1658 - d. 1721)
1719 - 1723 Nils friherre Posse af Säby (b. 1660 - d. 1723)
1723 - 1730 Axel (from 1727, friherre)
Gyllenkrok (b. 1664 - d. 1730)
1730 - 1741 Bengt Ribbing (from 1731, Bengt
friherre Ribbing af Koberg) (b. 1686 - d. 1741)
1741 - 1749 Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (b. 1676 - d. 1756)
1749 - 1762 Johan (from 1751, friherre) von
Kaulbars (b. 1689 - d. 1762)
1763 - 1772 Didrik Henrik greve Taube (b. 1711 - d. 1781)
1772 - 1790 Anders Du Rietz (from 1778, Anders
friherre Du Rietz af Hedensberg) (b. 1720 - d. 1792)
1790 - 1796 Johan friherre Beck-Friis (b. 1729 - d. 1796)
1796 - 1800 Samuel af Forselles (b. 1757 - d. 1814)
1800 - 1808 Johan Fredrik friherre Carpelan (b. 1745 - d. 1808)
1809 - 1834 Axel Pontus greve von Rosen (b. 1773 - d. 1834)
1835 - 1843 Gillis Edenhjelm (b. 1778 - d. 1862)
1843 - 1847 Carl Gustaf greve Löwenhielm (b. 1790 - d. 1858)
1847 - 1864 Olof Fåhræus (b. 1796 - d. 1884)
1864 - 1885 Albert greve Ehrensvärd (b. 1821 - d. 1901)
1885 - 1897 Gustaf Fredrik greve Snoilsky (b. 1833 - d. 1897)
1897 - 1917 Gustaf friherre Lagerbring (b. 1847 - d. 1921)
1917 - 1934 Oscar von Sydow (b. 1873 - d. 1936)
1921 Esaias Centerwall (b. 1867 - d. 1947)
(acting for von Sydow)
1934 - 1950 Malte Jacobsson (b. 1885 - d. 1966)
1950 - 1971 Per Nyström (b. 1903 - d. 1993)
1971 - 1978 Erik Huss (b. 1913 - d. 2010)
1979 - 1980 Carl Persson (b. 1919 - d. 2014)
1980 - 1989 Åke Norling (b. 1924 - d. 2001)
1989 - 1995 Kjell A. Mattsson (b. 1930 - d. 2015)
1996 - 1997 Göran Bengtsson (b. 1947)
Skaraborg
Governors
1695 - 1707 Harald (from 1696, friherre)
Strömfelt (b. 16... - d. 1707)
1707 - 1711 Carl Gustaf friherre Soop af
Limingo (b. 1659 - d. 1711)
1712 - 1716 Germund Cederhielm d.ä. (b. 1635 - d. af.1722)
1716 Germund friherre Cederhielm d.y. (b. 1661 - d. 1741)
1716 - 1723 Peter (from 1719, friherre)
Scheffer (b. 1657 - d. 1731)
1723 - 1727 Gustaf friherre Rålamb (b. 1675 - d. 1750)
1727 - 1729 Erik friherre Wrangel af Lindeberg (b. 1686 - d. 1765)
1729 - 1733 Gustaf (from 1731, friherre)
Palmfelt (b. 1680 - d. 1744)
1733 - 1735 Frans Joachim friherre Ehrenstrahl (b. 1670 - d. 1735)
1735 - 1748 Gabriel friherre Falkenberg af
Trystorp (b. 1685 - d. 1756)
1748 - 1761 Gabriel friherre Falkenberg af
Trystorp (b. 1716 - d. 1782)
1761 - 1778 Adam Otto greve Lagerberg (b. 1726 - d. 1798)
1778 - 1784 Claes Erik friherre Silfverhielm (b. 1725 - d. 1792)
1784 - 1796 Claes Julius greve Ekeblad (b. 1742 - d. 1808)
1796 - 1810 Johan Adam Hierta (b. 1749 - d. 1816)
1810 - 1824 Georg friherre Adlersparre (from
1816, Georg greve Adlersparre) (b. 1760 - d. 1835)
1824 - 1831 Arvid greve Posse (b. 1792 - d. 1850)
1831 - 1837 Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (b. 1788 - d. 1857)
(acting to 20 Jan 1832)
1837 - 1851 Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont (b. 1783 - d. 1861)
(acting to 1838)
1851 - 1857 Anders Peter Sandströmer (b. 1804 - d. 1857)
1857 - 1866 Jonas Wærn (b. 1799 - d. 1868)
1866 - 1879 Carl Malmsten (b. 1814 - d. 1886)
1879 - 1906 Cornelius Sjöcrona (b. 1835 - d. 1917)
1906 - 1917 Fabian friherre De Geer af
Finspång (b. 1850 - d. 1934)
1917 - 1935 Axel Ekman (b. 1869 - d. 1939)
1935 - 1951 Carl Mannerfelt (b. 1886 - d. 1951)
1951 - 1956 Fritiof Domö (b. 1889 - d. 1961)
1956 - 1967 Bertil Fallenius (b. 1900 - d. 1990)
1967 - 1986 Karl Frithiofson (b. 1919 - d. 2009)
1986 - 1990 Lennart Orehag (b. 1925 - d. 2012)
1991 - 1997 Birger Bäckström (b. 1937 - d. 2016)