List of governors of Västerbotten County

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Governor of Västerbotten County
Landshövding i Västerbottens län
Västerbotten län vapen.svg
Coat of arms of Västerbotten County.
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Incumbent
Helene Hellmark Knutsson
since 1 August 2020
Västerbotten County Administrative Board
ResidenceThe residence in Umeå,
Umeå
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
Formation1598
First holderTheodoricus Petri Ruuta
DeputyCounty Director (Länsrådet)
SalarySEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
WebsiteGovernor and County Director

This is a list of governors of Västerbotten County in Sweden, from 1598–present. This list is incomplete.

Governors of Österbotten and Västerbotten from 1598–1631

  • 1598–1599
  • −1643
  • Ernst (Erensgisle) Larsson Creutz (−1635) 1631

Governors of Västerbotten from 1638–present

  • 1638–1641
  • 1641–1653
  • (−1679) 1653–1679
  • Lorentz Creutz (1646–1698) 1675
  • 1679
  • 1680–1683
  • 1683–1688
  • Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646–1716) 1688–
  • Arvid Horn 1692
  • Gustaf Douglas 1692–1705
  • (1659–1712) 1705–1712
  • (1646–1734) 1713–1717
  • (1668–1740) 1717–1719
  • (1679–1746) 1719
  • (1657–1757) 1719–1733
  • (1687–1753) 1733–1753
  • 1755–1759
  • 1759–1762
  • 1762–1765
  • 1765–1769
  • 1769–1775
  • 1775–1781
  • 1781–1782
  • 1782–1789
  • 1789–1795
  • 1795–1811
  • 1811–1817
  • 1817–1842
  • Gustaf Adolf Montgomery 1842–1856
  • 1856–1864
  • Erik Viktor Almquist 1864–1872
  • 1873–1891
  • (1843–1904) 1891–1904
  • (1848–1924) t. f. 1900–1902
  • (1837–1913) t. f. 1902–1903
  • (1849–1937) 1904–1916
  • (1860–1923) 1916–1923
  • (1868–1922) t. f. 1917–1918
  • (1863–1935) t. f. 1918–1919 1923–1931
  • Gustav Rosén (1876–1942) 1931–1942
  • (1891–1956) 1943–1956
  • (1898–1980) 1957–1965
  • (1911–1993) 1965–1971
  • (1912–1995) 1971–1978
  • (1928–) 1978–1991
  • (1930–) 1992–1995
  • (1936–) 1995–2001
  • (1942–) 2001–2007
  • Chris Heister (1950–) 2008–2012
  • Magdalena Andersson (1954–) 2012–2020
  • Helene Hellmark Knutsson (1969–) 2020–2026

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 Västerbotten. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ Nilsson, Emmeli; Hellerstedt, Linus (2017-06-20). "Så mycket tjänar myndighetscheferna – hela listan" [How much do the heads of agencies earn - complete list] (in Swedish). Publikt.se. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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