Governor of Stockholm County

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Governor of Stockholm County
Landshövding i Stockholms län
Stockholms lans vapen.svg
Coat of arms of Stockholm County.
Anna Kinberg Batra - Partiledare Moderaterna i Almedalen.jpg
Incumbent
Anna Kinberg Batra
since 1 March 2023
Stockholm County Administrative Board
Residence Tessin Palace, Stockholm
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length Six years [note 1]
Formation1641
First holder Ture Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö
DeputyDeputy County Governor (Länsöverdirektören)
SalarySEK 102,800/month (2017) [2]
Website Governor and Deputy County Governor

This is a list of governors for Stockholm County of Sweden. Stockholm County separated from Uppland County, the first time from 1641 to 1654, and then finally in 1719. The City of Stockholm was separately governed by the Governor of Stockholm until 1967, when it was integrated into Stockholm County. The governors reside in Tessin Palace.

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Governors

First period

PictureGovernorTook officeLeft office
No portrait.svg Ture Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö 16411645
No portrait.svg Axel Natt och Dag 16451647
Skytte, Bengt (ur Svenska landtmarskalkar).jpg Bengt Skytte 16471649
Sparre, Svante Larsson.jpg Svante Larsson Sparre 16491651
Lars Fleming af Liebelitz DKE.jpg Lars Claesson Fleming 25 June 1652 [3] 1654

Second period

PictureGovernorTook officeLeft office
No portrait.svg Ture Stensson Bielke 17141717
No portrait.svg Axel Claesson Banér 17181718
Olof Tornflycht SP155.jpg Olof Törnflycht 17191727
No portrait.svg Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl 14 August 1727 [4] 1733
Gustaf Palmfelt.jpg Gustaf Palmfelt 6 August 1733 [5] 1737
No portrait.svg Otto Magnus Wolffelt 17371743
Theodor Ankarcrona.jpg Theodor Ankarcrona 10 February 1743 [6] 2 November 1750 [note 2]
No portrait.svg Adolf Mörner af Morlanda 17501751
No portrait.svg Carl C:son Broman 17511762
No portrait.svg Carl Fredrik Nordenstam 17621768
Carl Gustaf von Liewen d.y.jpg Carl Gustaf Lieven 17681770
No portrait.svg Jacob Johan Gyllenborg 17701778
Samuel af Ugglas (1750-1812), greve, landshovding, overstathallare, kammarkollegiepresident - Nationalmuseum - 159315.tif Samuel af Ugglas 17881802
No portrait.svg Evert Georgii 18021808
No portrait.svg Erik Adolf af Schenbom 18081810
Daniel Edelcreutz.jpg Daniel Edelcreutz 20 December 1810 [7] 6 October 1828 [note 3]
No portrait.svg ?18281830
No portrait.svg Claes Hans Rålamb 18301842
Horn af Aminne, Claes Fredrik-1834.jpg Clas Fredric Horn 6 May 1843 [note 4] 16 March 1849 [8]
No portrait.svg Gustaf Liljencrants 12 June 1849 [9] 5 July 1867 [9]
Wilhelm Strale af Ekna Dardel 1882.jpg Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna 18671888
Oscar Robert Themptander (from Hildebrand, Sveriges historia).jpg Robert Themptander 18881896
Victor Lennart Groll.jpg Lennart Groll 6 October 1896 [10] 1896 [note 5]
Paul Gustaf Isberg.jpg Paul Isberg 18961908
Sahlin, Mauritz i VJ 8 1916.jpg Mauritz Sahlin 19091919
No portrait.svg Daniel Ekelund 19191920
Alfred Petersson i Paboda.jpg Alfred Petersson 10 March 1920 [note 6] 10 March 1920
Nils Eden.jpg Nils Edén 3 December 1920 [12] 31 August 1938 [12]
Karl Samuel Levinson.png Karl Levinson 1 September 1938 [note 7] March 1952 [13]
No portrait.svg Gunnar Danielson 19521958
No portrait.svg Erik Westerlind 19581968

Including the City of Stockholm

PictureGovernorTook officeLeft office
Argentina's-charge-d'affaires-Carlos-A-Gaviola-and-Allan-Nordenstam-391753629919.jpg Allan Nordenstam 1 January 1968 [note 8] 30 September 1971 [14]
Hjalmar Mehr.JPG Hjalmar Mehr 19711977
No portrait.svg Gunnar Helén 19771984
No portrait.svg Lennart Sandgren 19851991
Ulf Adelsohn 0c225 3181.jpg Ulf Adelsohn 19922001
Mats Hellstrom in August 2013.jpg Mats Hellström 1 January 2002 [15] 2006
Per Unckel cropped.jpg Per Unckel 200720 September 2011
No portrait.svg Katarina Kämpe 20112012 [note 9]
Chris Heister 03.JPG Chris Heister 1 February 201231 August 2017 [17]
No portrait.svg Åsa Ryding 1 September 201731 January 2018 [note 10]
Sven-Erik Osterberg 27 januari 2012.jpg Sven-Erik Österberg 1 February 2018 [19] 28 February 2023 [20]
Anna Kinberg Batra - Partiledare Moderaterna i Almedalen.jpg Anna Kinberg Batra 1 March 2023 [21] Incumbent

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age. [1]
  2. ↑ Held the position until his death on 2 November 1750. [6]
  3. ↑ Held the position until his death on 6 October 1828. [7]
  4. ↑ Acting from 23 July 1842. [8]
  5. ↑ Died three weeks after assuming office. [10]
  6. ↑ Never took office due to sickness. [11]
  7. ↑ Appointed 31 August 1938. [13]
  8. ↑ Appointed on 25 May 1967. [14]
  9. ↑ Acting, after Unckel's death on 20 September 2011. [16]
  10. ↑ Acting. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nilsson, Emmeli; Hellerstedt, Linus (2017-06-20). "Så mycket tjänar myndighetscheferna – hela listan" [How much do the heads of agencies earn - complete list] (in Swedish). Publikt.se. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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  5. ↑ Karlsson, Gunilla (1992–1994). "Gustaf Palmfelt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 28. National Archives of Sweden. p. 648. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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  12. 1 2 Gerdner, Gunnar (1949). "Nils Edén". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 12. National Archives of Sweden. p. 88. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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  16. ↑ Söderlind, Ola (2011-09-21). "Per Unckel har avlidit". Affärsvärlden (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Regeringen utser Chris Heister till ny landshövding i Stockholms län" (in Swedish). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  18. ↑ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Stockholm. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Sven-Erik Österberg ny landshövding i Stockholms län" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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