List of governors of Västerbotten County

Governor of Västerbotten County
Governor of Västerbotten County
Landshövding i Västerbottens län
	Coat of arms of Västerbotten County.
	Incumbent; Helene Hellmark Knutsson; since 1 August 2020
	Västerbotten County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Umeå,; Umeå
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years
Formation	1598
First holder	Theodoricus Petri Ruuta
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)
Website	Governor and County Director

This is a list of governors of Västerbotten County in Sweden, from 1598–present. This list is incomplete.

Governors of Österbotten and Västerbotten from 1598–1631

Theodoricus Petri Ruuta 1598–1599
Stellan Otto Mörner −1643
Ernst (Erensgisle) Larsson Creutz (−1635) 1631

Governors of Västerbotten from 1638–present

Stellan Otto von Mörner 1638–1641
Frans Crusebjörn 1641–1653
Johan Graan (−1679) 1653–1679
Lorentz Creutz (1646–1698) 1675
Jacob Fleming 1679
Hans Clerk 1680–1683
Hans Abraham Kruuse af Verchou 1683–1688
Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646–1716) 1688–
Arvid Horn 1692
Gustaf Douglas 1692–1705
Otto Wilhelm Löwen (1659–1712) 1705–1712
Anders Erik Ramsay (1646–1734) 1713–1717
Magnus Fredrik Cronberg (1668–1740) 1717–1719
Otto Reinhold Strömfelt (1679–1746) 1719
Jacob Grundell (1657–1757) 1719–1733
Gabriel Gabrielsson Gyllengrip (1687–1753) 1733–1753
Olof Leijonstedt 1755–1759
Johan Funck 1759–1762
Martin Ehrensvan 1762–1765
Olof Malmerfelt 1765–1769
Carl Efraim Carpelan
Magnus Adolf von Kothen 1769–1775
Georg Gustaf Wrangel 1775–1781
Carl Wilhelm Leijonstedt 1781–1782
Fredrik von Stenhagen 1782–1789
Johan Gustaf af Donner 1789–1795
Pehr Adam Stromberg 1795–1811
Gustaf Edelstam 1811–1817
Georg Lars af Schmidt 1817–1842
Gustaf Adolf Montgomery 1842–1856
Gustaf Munthe 1856–1864
Erik Viktor Almquist 1864–1872
Axel Wästfelt 1873–1891
Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (1843–1904) 1891–1904
Axel Asker (1848–1924) t. f. 1900–1902
Axel Fredrik Oscar Cederberg (1837–1913) t. f. 1902–1903
Henning Theodor Biörklund (1849–1937) 1904–1916
Axel Schotte (1860–1923) 1916–1923
Robert Hagen (1868–1922) t. f. 1917–1918
Nils Gustaf Ringstrand (1863–1935) t. f. 1918–1919 1923–1931
Gustav Rosén (1876–1942) 1931–1942
Elof Lindberg (1891–1956) 1943–1956
Filip Kristensson (1898–1980) 1957–1965
Karl G. Samuelsson (1911–1993) 1965–1971
Bengt Lyberg (1912–1995) 1971–1978
Sven Johansson (1928–2023) 1978–1991
Görel Bohlin (1930–) 1992–1995
Georg Andersson (1936–) 1995–2001
Lorentz Andersson (1942–2023) 2001–2007
Chris Heister (1950–) 2008–2012
Magdalena Andersson (1954–) 2012–2020
Helene Hellmark Knutsson (1969–) 2020–2026

Footnotes

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

References

^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Västerbotten. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^ 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.

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

[1] "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Västerbotten. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

[3] 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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