List of governors of Västra Götaland County
Appearance
Governor of Västra Götaland County | |
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Landshövding i Västra Götalands län | |
![]() Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County. | |
since 1 September 2022 | |
Västra Götaland County Administrative Board | |
Residence | The residence in Gothenburg, Gothenburg |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | Six years[note 1], with possibility to extension by maximum three years |
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
[edit]No. | Portrait | Governor (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Served for Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
1 | Göte Bernhardsson (1942–2019[2]) | 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 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 | 30 November 2021 | 4 years, 73 days | Independent | Löfven I (2017 – 2019) Löfven II (2019 – 2021) | |
– | Lisbeth Schultze (born 1960) Acting | 1 December 2021 | 31 August 2022 | )273 days | Independent | Löfven III (2021 – 2021) Andersson (2021 – 2022) | |
4 | Sten Tolgfors (born 1966) | 1 September 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 357 days | Moderate | Andersson (since 2022) |
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Västra Götaland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se".