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.
Incumbent
Anders Danielsson

since 18 September 2017
Västra Götaland County Administrative Board
ResidenceThe residence in Gothenburg,
Gothenburg
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
PrecursorGovernor of Gothenburg and Bohus County
Governor of Skaraborg County
Governor of Älvsborg County
Formation1 January 1998
First holderGöte Bernhardsson
DeputyDeputy County Governor (Länsöverdirektören)
SalarySEK 102,800/month (2017)
WebsiteGovernor 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 (1998-01-01)28 December 2007 (2007-12-28)9 years, 361 daysSocial DemocraticPersson
(1998 – 2006)
Reinfeldt
(2006 – 2007)
2
Lars Bäckström
(born 1953)
21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)8 years, 365 daysLeftReinfeldt
(2008 – 2014)
Löfven I
(2014 – 2017)
Lisbeth Schultze
(born 1960)
Acting
20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)241 daysIndependentLöfven I
3
Anders Danielsson
(born 1953)
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)Incumbent
(until 30 November 2020 (2020-11-30))
3 years, 144 daysIndependentLöfven I
(2017 – 2019)
Löfven II
(since 2019)

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

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