A county administrative board ( sv, länsstyrelse) is a
Swedish Government Agency in each of the
counties of Sweden
The counties of Sweden (Swedish: ''Sveriges län'') are the top-level geographic subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is today divided into 21 counties; however, the number of counties has varied over time, due to territorial gains/losses and to d ...
, led by a vice-regal governor ( sv, landshövding) appointed by the
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
for a term of six years. The lists of gubernatorial officeholders, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created by
Chancellor
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Axel Oxenstierna
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre (; 1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a c ...
.
The main responsibilities of the county administrative board is to coordinate the development of the county in line with goals set in national politics. In each county there is also a
County Council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
Ireland
The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irela ...
which is a policy-making assembly elected by the residents of the county.
The capital of a county is in Swedish called ''residensstad'' ("residence city") because it is the seat of residence of the governor.
See also
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Governor of Stockholm
The Governor of Stockholm ( sv, överståthållaren) was the head of the Office of the Governor of Stockholm ( sv, Överståthållarämbetet, ÖÄ), and as such he was the highest Swedish State official overseeing the affairs in the City of Stoc ...
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List of Swedish Governors-General
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Provincial Governors of Finland
The Governor, fi, Maaherra, or sv, Landshövding, of a province of Finland headed the activities of the State Provincial Office, fi, Lääninhallitus, links=no, or sv, Länsstyrelse, links=no until the end of 2009, when the provinces were ...
External links
Official site of the Swedish government{{County governors of Sweden
Government agencies of Sweden
Public finance of Sweden
Sweden geography-related lists
Sweden politics-related lists