List of governors of Gotland County

Governor of Gotland County
Landshövding i Gotlands län
Coat of arms of Gotland County.
Incumbent Charlotte Petri Gornitzka since 1 November 2024
Gotland County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Visby, Visby
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years [note 1]
Formation	1689
First holder	Gustaf Adolf von der Osten
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017) [2]
Website	Governor of Gotland

This is a list of governors for Gotland County of Sweden, from 1689 to present.

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office
	Gustaf Adolf von der Osten	1689	1708
	Anders Sparrfelt	1708	1710
	Peter Snack	1710	1711
	Nils Posse	1711	1716
	Gustaf von Psilander	5 October 1716 [3]	1728
	Johan Didrik Grönhagen	1728	1738
	Jacob von Hökerstedt	13 April 1738 [4]	1757
	Didrik Henrik Taube	1757	1763
	Mårten Kalling	1763	1765
	Carl Otto von Segebaden	1765	1787
	Salomon von Rajalin	31 August 1787 [5]	1812
	Carl Fredrik Aschling	1812	1817
	Jacob Cederström	11 March 1817 [6]	1833
	Michael Silvius von Hohenhausen	1833	1849
	Gustaf Jacob af Dalström	23 November 1849 [7]	17 July 1858 [7]
	Gillis Bildt	17 July 1858 [8]	1862
	Henrik Gyllenram	1862	1873
	Rudolf Horn	1874	1883
	Emil Poignant	1883	1900
	Conrad Cedercrantz	21 January 1901 [note 2]	1903
	August Wall	1903	1909
	Karl Rydin	1909	1912
	Gustaf Roos	18 October 1912 [10]	30 September 1927 [10]
	Allan Rodhe	1927	1938
	Ola Jeppsson	26 September 1938 [11]	1941
	Erik Nylander	19 July 1941 [12]	1951
	Åke Hovgard	16 March 1951 [note 3]	1959
	Martin Wahlbäck	1959	1968
	Torsten Andersson	1968	1974
	Einar Gustafsson	1975	1980
	Lars Westerberg	1980	1983
	Claes Elmstedt	1984	1991
	Thorsten Andersson	1992	1998
	Lillemor Arvidsson	15 January 1998 [14]	29 February 2004 [14]
	Marianne Samuelsson	1 July 2004 [15]	4 August 2009 [16]
	Cecilia Schelin Seidegård	1 January 2010 [17]	31 December 2018 [18]
	Anders Flanking	1 June 2019 [19]	1 November 2024
	Charlotte Petri Gornitzka	1 November 2024 [20]	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. Acting from 7 December 1900 ^[9]
3. Took office 1 April 1951. ^[13]

References

1. "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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.
3. Glete, Jan (1995–1997). "Gustaf Psilander, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 510. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. Vallerö, Rolf (1971–1973). "Jacob Hökerstedt, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 710. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
5. Rosell, Lennart (1995–1997). "Salomon Mauritz Rajalin, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 618. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
6. Thomson, A. (1929). "Jacob Cederström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 8. National Archives of Sweden. p. 163. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
7. Kugelberg, A. (1931). "Gustaf Jacob Dalström, af". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 10. National Archives of Sweden. p. 115. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
8. Hallendorff, O. (1924). "D A Gillis Bildt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 318. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
9. Vennberg, E. (1927). "O Conrad V Cedercrantz". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 7. National Archives of Sweden. p. 776. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
10. Nevéus, Torgny (1998–2000). "Gustaf W A Roos". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 30. National Archives of Sweden. p. 332. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
11. Ståhl, Manne (1973–1975). "Ola Jeppsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 20. National Archives of Sweden. p. 169. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
12. Holm, Marianne (1990–1991). "O Erik Nylander". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 713. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
13. Wallin, Gunnar (1971–1973). "T Åke Hovgard". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 419. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
14. "Lillemor Arvidsson har avlidit" [Lillemor Arvidsson has died] (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
15. Karlsson, Lars-Ingmar (2009-07-29). "Landshövding vill ge företagare gräddfil". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
16. Jonjons, Linnea (2009-08-04). "Marianne Samuelsson avgår". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
17. "Landshövdingen på Gotland" [Governor of Gotland] (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
18. "Förlängt förordnande för landshövdingen på Gotland" (in Swedish). Regeringskansliet. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
19. "Anders Flanking ny landshövding i Gotlands län (Anders Flanking new Governor of Gotland County)" (in Swedish). Länsstyrelsen i Gotlands län. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
20. Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2024-06-28). "Charlotte Petri Gornitzka ny landshövding i Gotlands län". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-05-15.