List of governors of Halland County

Governor of Halland County
Landshövding i Hallands län
Coat of arms of Halland County.
Incumbent Anders Thornberg since 1 December 2023
Halland County Administrative Board
Residence	Halmstad Castle, Halmstad
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years [note 1]
Formation	1658
First holder	Bengt Christoffersson Lilliehöök
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017) [1]
Website	Governor Lena Sommestad

This is a list of governors for Halland County of Sweden, from 1658 to present.

1. Bengt Christoffersson Lilliehöök (1658–1665)
2. Johan Hård af Segerstad (1665–1676)
3. Göran Sperling (1676–1678)
4. Sven Ranck (1678–1684)
5. Gustaf Tungel (1684–1694)
6. Hans von Dellingshausen (1698–1705)
7. Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1695–1710)
8. Axel von Faltzburg (1710–1728)
9. Wilhelm Bennet (1728–1737)
10. Claes Rålamb (1737–1745)
11. Carl Mårten Fleetwood (1745–1750)
12. Nils Bonde (1750)
13. Hans Hummelhielm (1750–1761)
14. Arvid Silfvershiöld (1761–1771)
15. Olof von Nackreij (1771–1776)
16. Salomon von Otter (1776–1781)
17. Georg Gustaf Wrangel (1781–1793)
18. Axel Eric Gyllenstierna (1793–1810)
19. Gustaf Wilhelm Conradi (1810–1812)
20. Josua Sylvander (1812–1818)
21. Lars Arnell (1818–1823)
22. Claes Virgin (1824–1844)
23. Patrick Adolph Lewenhaupt (1844–1860)
24. Carl Jonas Oscar Alströmer (1860–1876)
25. F W Leijonancker (1876–1883)
26. Carl Nordenfalk (1883–1902)
27. Axel Asker (1902–1916)
28. Carl Fredrik Hederstierna (1916–1920)
29. Axel Mörner (1920–1935)
30. Hilding Kjellman (1935–1943)
31. Reimer Johansson (1943–1959)
32. Ingvar Lindell (1959–1971)
33. Yngve Holmberg (1972–1977)
34. Carl Persson (1978–1979)
35. Johannes Antonsson (1979–1986)
36. Björn Molin (1986–1997)
37. Karin Starrin (1997–2004)
38. Lars-Erik Lövdén (2005–2014)
39. Lena Sommestad (2014–2020)
40. Jörgen Peters (acting; 2020–2020)
41. Brittis Benzler (2020–2023)
42. Anders Thornberg (2023-present)

Footnotes

1. The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.

References

1. 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.