List of governors of Västra Götaland County
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.
| Governor of Västra Götaland County
Landshövding i Västra Götalands län | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County. | |
| 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 |
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Governor (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Served for Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | Göte Bernhardsson (1942–2019[2]) | 1 January 1998 | 28 December 2007 | 9 years, 361 days | Social Democratic | 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 I (2014 – 2017) | |
| – | Lisbeth Schultze (born 1960) Acting | 20 January 2017 | 18 September 2017 | 241 days | Independent | Löfven I | |
| 3 | Anders Danielsson (born 1953) | 18 September 2017 | Incumbent (until 30 November 2020) | 3 years, 144 days | Independent | Löfven I (2017 – 2019) Löfven II (since 2019) | |
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 Västra Götaland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- http://www.svenskagravar.se/search?ShowFilters=False&Query=kurt+g%C3%B6te+bernhardsson&ParishId=&GraveNumber=&BirthDate=&DeathDate=&BurialDate=&OrderByDesc=False&OrderBy=
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