List of governors of Västra Götaland County

Governor of Västra Götaland County
Landshövding i Västra Götalands län
Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County.
Incumbent
Anders Danielsson
since 18 September 2017
Västra Götaland County Administrative Board
Residence The residence in Gothenburg,
Gothenburg
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length Six years[note 1]
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

No. Portrait Governor
(Born–Died)		 Tenure Political party Served for Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Göte Bernhardsson
(born 1942)		1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)28 December 2007 (2007-12-28)9 years, 361 daysSocial DemocraticPersson
(1998 – 2006)
Reinfeldt
(2006 – 2007)
2
Lars Bäckström
(born 1953)		21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)8 years, 365 daysLeftReinfeldt
(2008 – 2014)
Löfven
(2014 – 2017)
–
Lisbeth Schultze
(born 1960)
Acting		20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)241 daysIndependentLöfven
3
Anders Danielsson
(born 1953)		18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)Incumbent
(until 30 November 2020 (2020-11-30))		1 year, 24 daysIndependentLöfven

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Västra Götaland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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