This is a list of governors of

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...

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, from 1598–present. This list is incomplete. Governors of Österbotten and Västerbotten from 1598–1631 * Theodoricus Petri Ruuta 1598–1599 * Stellan Otto Mörner −1643 *Ernst (Erensgisle) Larsson Creutz (−1635) 1631 Governors of Västerbotten from 1638–present * Stellan Otto von Mörner 1638–1641 * Frans Crusebjörn 1641–1653 *

Johan Graan Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

(−1679) 1653–1679 *

Lorentz Creutz Lorentz Creutz (; 16151 June 1676) was a Swedish ''friherre'' (roughly equivalent to a baron), government administrator, county governor (''landshövding'') of Kopparberg County (1655–62), member of the Privy Council and supreme commander of th ...

(1646–1698) 1675 * Jacob Fleming 1679 * Hans Clerk 1680–1683 *

Hans Abraham Kruuse af Verchou Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

1683–1688 *

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Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646, Tal ...

(1646–1716) 1688– *

Arvid Horn Count Arvid Bernhard Horn af Ekebyholm (6 April 166418 April 1742) was a Swedish general, diplomat and politician, a member of the noble Horn family. He served twice as President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1710–1719 and 1720–1738) ...

1692 *Gustaf Douglas 1692–1705 * Otto Wilhelm Löwen (1659–1712) 1705–1712 * Anders Erik Ramsay (1646–1734) 1713–1717 * Magnus Fredrik Cronberg (1668–1740) 1717–1719 * Otto Reinhold Strömfelt (1679–1746) 1719 * Jacob Grundell (1657–1757) 1719–1733 * Gabriel Gabrielsson Gyllengrip (1687–1753) 1733–1753 * Olof Leijonstedt 1755–1759 * Johan Funck 1759–1762 * Martin Ehrensvan 1762–1765 * Olof Malmerfelt 1765–1769 * Carl Efraim Carpelan * Magnus Adolf von Kothen 1769–1775 *

Georg Gustaf Wrangel Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

1775–1781 * Carl Wilhelm Leijonstedt 1781–1782 * Fredrik von Stenhagen 1782–1789 * Johan Gustaf af Donner 1789–1795 *

Pehr Adam Stromberg Pehr is a predominantly Swedish language masculine give name and may refer to: *Pehr Adlerfelt (1680–1743), Swedish Army colonel *Pehr von Afzelius (1760–1843), Swedish medical doctor and professor * Pehr Victor Edman (1916—1977), Swedish bi ...

1795–1811 * Gustaf Edelstam 1811–1817 * Georg Lars af Schmidt 1817–1842 * Gustaf Adolf Montgomery 1842–1856 * Gustaf Munthe 1856–1864 *

Erik Viktor Almquist Erik Viktor Almquist (7 March 1817 – 13 December 1872) was a Swedish politician. He was governor of the northern Swedish county of Vasterbotten. He improved Sami rights and brought forward legislation regarding forestry management. Life Almqui ...

1864–1872 * Axel Wästfelt 1873–1891 * Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (1843–1904) 1891–1904 *

Axel Asker Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...

(1848–1924) t. f. 1900–1902 * Axel Fredrik Oscar Cederberg (1837–1913) t. f. 1902–1903 * Henning Theodor Biörklund (1849–1937) 1904–1916 * Axel Schotte (1860–1923) 1916–1923 * Robert Hagen (1868–1922) t. f. 1917–1918 * Nils Gustaf Ringstrand (1863–1935) t. f. 1918–1919 1923–1931 *

Gustav Rosén Gustav Rosén (2 April 1876 – 10 December 1942) was a Swedish newspaper owner, journalist and politician. He went to jail and he was Minister of Defence and the Governor of Västerbotten County. He is known for children's day in Umeå, beech line ...

(1876–1942) 1931–1942 * Elof Lindberg (1891–1956) 1943–1956 * Filip Kristensson (1898–1980) 1957–1965 * Karl G. Samuelsson (1911–1993) 1965–1971 * Bengt Lyberg (1912–1995) 1971–1978 * Sven Johansson (1928–2023) 1978–1991 * Görel Bohlin (1930–) 1992–1995 *

Georg Andersson Georg Andersson (born 1936) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party. He held various cabinet posts and was a member of the Riksdag between 1971 and 1995. Biography Andersson was born in 1936. He joined the Social Demo ...

(1936–) 1995–2001 * Lorentz Andersson (1942–) 2001–2007 *

Chris Heister Chris Heister (born ''Gun Christina Heister''; 18 September 1950, in Östhammar) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and former Leader of the Opposition on Stockholm County Council. She was elected to the Riksdag in 1991 and served until 2002 ...

(1950–) 2008–2012 *

Magdalena Andersson Eva Magdalena Andersson (born 23 January 1967) is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the R ...

(1954–) 2012–2020 *

Helene Hellmark Knutsson Marie Helene Hellmark Knutsson (born 12 September 1969) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She has served as Governor of Västerbotten County since 2020. She previously served as Minister for Higher Education and Research in the Sw ...

(1969–) 2020–2026

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