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
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.
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
A Governor-General ( sv, generalguvernör) was appointed by the Swedish monarch as his permanent representative, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of Sweden, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional c ...
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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