List of governors of Västernorrland County

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Governor of Västernorrland County
Landshövding i Västernorrlands län
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Coat of arms of Västernorrland County.
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Incumbent
Berit Högman
since 16 April 2018
Västernorrland County Administrative Board
ResidenceThe residence in Härnösand,
Härnösand
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
Formation1654
First holderErik Larsson Sparre
DeputyCounty Director (Länsrådet)
SalarySEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
WebsiteGovernor and County Director

This is a list of governors for Västernorrland County of Sweden, from 1658 to present. Västernorrland was created from the briefly existing Härnösand and Hudiksvall Counties in 1654, which in turn had been separated from Norrland County in 1645.

  • (1796-1807)
  • (1810-1817)
  • (1817-1820)
  • (1820-1841)
  • (1841-1851)
  • (1851-1862)
  • (1863-1873)
  • (1873-1880)
  • (1880-1901)
  • (1901-1909)
  • (1909-1911)
  • (1911-1918)
  • (1918-1931)
  • (1931-1938)
  • (1939)
  • Arthur Engberg (1940-1944)
  • (1944-1953)
  • (1954-1965)
  • (1965-1971)
  • (1971-1974)
  • (1975-1989)
  • (1989-1995)
  • Börje Hörnlund (1996-2000)
  • (2000-2008)
  • (2008-2014)
  • (2014-2015; acting)
  • (2015-2018)
  • Berit Högman (2018-present)

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 Västernorrland. 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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