List of governors of Kalmar County

Governor of Kalmar County
Landshövding i Kalmar län
Coat of arms of Kalmar County.
Incumbent Allan Widman since 1 May 2023
Kalmar County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Kalmar, Kalmar
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years [note 1]
Formation	1634
First holder	Jesper Andersson Cruus
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017) [2]
Website	Governor and County Director

This is a list of governors for Kalmar County of Sweden, from 1634 to present.

Jesper Andersson Cruus (1634–1637) Conrad von Falkenberg (1637–1645) Gabriel Gyllenankar (1645–1655) Göran Eriksson Ulfsparre (1655–1656) Carl Filip von Sack (1656–1661) Claes Persson Banér (1661–1664) Gustaf Cruus (1664–1666) Peder Persson Hammarskiöld (1666–1671) Mauritz Posse (1671–1674) Conrad Gyllenstierna (1674–1677) Henrik von Vicken (1677–1679) Hans Georg Mörner (1679–1680) Hans Wachtmeister (1680–1683) Hans Clerck (1683–1694) Carl Gyllenpistol (1694–1695) Blechardt Wachtmeister (1695–1701) Reinhold Rehbinder (1701–1709) Adam Carl de la Gardie (1709–1711) Gabriel Gyllengrip (1711–1721) Georg Vilhelm Fleetwood (1721–1728) Gustaf von Psilander (1728–1734) Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstein (1734–1754) Nils Djurklou (1755–1757)

Carl Gustaf Roxendorff (1757–1774) Carl Rappe (1774–1781) Lars Fredrik Kaulbars (1781–1788) Fredrik von Köhler (1788–1790) Mikael Ankarsvärd (1790–1810) Johan Georg de la Grange (1810–1822) Gustaf Peter Nordenanckar (1822–1839) Jakob August von Hartmansdorff (1839–1840) Claes Ulrik Nerman (1840–1852) Knut Erik Sköldebrand (1852–1873) Gustav Jakob Edelstam (1873–1888) Viktor Lennart Groll (1888–1896) Karl Adolf Fagerlund (1896–1903) Conrad Cedercrantz (1903–1917) John Ludvik Falk (1917–1938) Arvid Lidén (1938–1947) Ruben Wagnsson (1947–1958) Ivar Persson (1959–1967) Erik Westerlind (1968–1981) Eric Krönmark (1981–1996) Anita Bråkenhielm (1996–2002) Sven Lindgren (2002–2011) Stefan Carlsson (2012–2016) Vacant (2016–2017) Thomas Carlzon (2017–2019) Cecilia Schelin Seidegård (2019–2020, acting) Peter Sandwall (2020–2022) Johan Blom (2022–2023, acting) Allan Widman (2023–)

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]

References

1. "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Kalmar. 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.