List of governors of Västra Götaland County
| Governor of Västra Götaland County | |
|---|---|
| Landshövding i Västra Götalands län | |
 Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County. | |
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| Västra Götaland County Administrative Board | |
| Residence | The residence in Gothenburg, Gothenburg |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | Six years[note 1] |
| Precursor | Governor of Gothenburg and Bohus County Governor of Skaraborg County Governor of Älvsborg County |
| Formation | 1 January 1998 |
| First holder | Göte Bernhardsson |
| Deputy | Deputy County Governor (Länsöverdirektören) |
| Salary | SEK 102,800/month (2017) |
| Website | Governor and Deputy County Governor |
The office of Governor of Västra Götaland County was created in 1998, where the counties Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County merged.
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Governor (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Served for Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | Göte Bernhardsson (born 1942) | 1 January 1998 | 28 December 2007 | 9 years, 361 days | Social Democrats | Persson (1998 – 2006) Reinfeldt (2006 – 2007) | |
| 2 | Lars Bäckström (born 1953) | 21 January 2008 | 20 January 2017 | 8 years, 365 days | Left | Reinfeldt (2008 – 2014) Löfven (2014 – 2017) | |
| – | Lisbeth Schultze (born 1960) Acting | 20 January 2017 | 18 September 2017 | 241 days | Independent | Löfven | |
| 3 | Anders Danielsson (born 1953) | 18 September 2017 | Incumbent (until 30 November 2020) | 7 years, 53 days | Independent | Löfven | |
Footnotes
References
- ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Västra Götaland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.