Region Östergötland, formerly known as Östergötland County Council (), is the regional council for

Östergötland County Östergötland County () is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a ...

, Sweden. It is responsible for healthcare, public transport, regional development, and culture.

History

The Swedish County Councils were established in 1863. In 1963, Östergötland County Council published a centennial history written by Robert Myrdal, including a portrait gallery of elected representatives. On 1 January 2015, Östergötland County Council was restructured into Region Östergötland.

Responsibilities

Hospitals

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* Vrinnevi Hospital, Norrköping * Motala Hospital

Public Transport

Region Östergötland serves as the regional public transport authority, with its subsidiary Östgötatrafiken managing transport operations.

Culture

* Östergötland County Museum – responsible for cultural heritage and museum activities

Politics

The current mandate period runs from 15 October 2022 to 14 October 2026. The Regional Council consists of eight political parties. Moderates, Christian Democrats, and Liberals govern with support from the Sweden Democrats, while the opposition includes the Social Democrats, Centre Party, Left Party, and Green Party.

Regional Council Leadership 2022–2026

* Nils Babtist (L) – Chairman of the Regional Council * Elvira Wibeck (KD) – First Deputy Chairman * Rebecca Hägg (S) – Second Deputy Chairman

Regional Executive Board Leadership 2022–2026

* Marie Morell (M) – Chairman * Andreas Westöö (L) – First Deputy Chairman * Kaisa Karro (S) – Second Deputy Chairman

Electoral Districts

Region Östergötland is divided into five electoral districts: * First district:

Linköping Municipality Linköping Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Östergötland County in southern Sweden. With more than 165,000 inhabitants, it is the fifth largest municipality in Sweden. The municipality is bordered in the west by Mo ...

* Second district:

Norrköping Municipality Norrköping Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrköping, with some 90,000 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in Östergötland. By the time of the local g ...

* Third district:

Söderköping Söderköping is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,992 inhabitants in 2010. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still refe ...

Valdemarsvik Valdemarsvik is a locality, situated alongside the bay of which connects to the Baltic Sea. It is the seat of Valdemarsvik Municipality which is located in Östergötland County, Sweden. The coastal area is a popular summer destination, particular ...

Åtvidaberg Åtvidaberg is a locality and the seat of Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,859 inhabitants in 2010. History Copper was mined in the area from the 14th century, and the name "Åtvidaberg" was originally the name o ...

Kinda Kinda or Kindah may refer to: People Given name * Kinda Alloush (born 1982), Syrian actress * Kinda El-Khatib (born 1996 or 1997), Lebanese activist Surname * Chris Kinda (born 1999), Namibian para-athlete * Gadi Kinda (1994–2025), ...

* Fourth district:

Mjölby Mjölby ( ) is a city and the seat of Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 28,544 inhabitants in 2024. Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån. The name ''Mjölby'' is derived from ''Mölloby'', which comes from or , meani ...

Vadstena Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It bo ...

Ödeshög Ödeshög () is a locality and the seat of Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It bo ...

Boxholm Boxholm (, , traditionally also , ) is a locality and the seat of Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,194 inhabitants in 2010. Economy Steel production company Ovako Ovako AB is a European manufacturer of engineering st ...

Ydre Ydre Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town of Österbymo. The municipality was created through the local government reform of 1952, when six former entities were u ...

* Fifth district:

Motala Motala () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with a municipal population of 43,717 inhabitants in 2024. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and N ...

Finspång Finspång () is a locality and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,440 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal fac ...

Past Chairpersons of the County Council

* 1863 - Gustaf af Ugglas * 1864-1870 - Fredrik Alexander Funck * 1871 - Johan Gustaf Swartz * 1873-1878 - Carl Edvard Ekman * 1879 - Robert De la Gardie * 1880-1886 - Carl Edvard Ekman * 1887-1893 - Robert De la Gardie * 1894-1897 - John Örwall * 1898-1912 - Niklas Fosser * 1913-1918 - Philip Klingspor * 1919-1927 - Theodor Adelswärd * 1928-1938 - David Pettersson * 1939-1946 - Erik Josef Ericsson * 1947-1951 - Gottfrid Karlsson * 1952-1984 - Fridolf Thapper * (1995, 1998) - Bo Pettersson * (2001, 2004) - Paul Håkansson * (2009) -

Marie Morell Marie may refer to the following. People Given name * Marie (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** List of people named Marie * Marie (Japanese given name) Surname * Jean Gabriel-Marie, French composer ...

* (2018) - Kaisa Karro * (2022) -

External Links

Official website

Östgötatrafiken

References

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Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...