List of governors of Värmland County

Governor of Värmland County
Landshövding i Värmlands län
Coat of arms of Värmland County.
Incumbent Georg Andrén since 1 January 2019
Värmland County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Karlstad, Karlstad
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years[note 1]
Formation	1779
First holder	Johan Gustaf Uggla
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
Website	Governor and County Director

This is a list of governors for Värmland County of Sweden. Värmland separated from Närke and Värmland County in 1779, see List of governors of Örebro County before that date.

• Johan Gustaf Uggla (1779–1793)
• Nils Nilsson Silverskjöld (1793–1802)
• Arvid von Nolcken (1802–1807)
• Axel von Rosen (1808–1809)
• Olof af Wibeli (1809–1813)
• Johan Didrik af Wingård (1814–1840)
• Carl Fredrik Hammarhielm (1840–1841)
• Hans Fredrik Oldevig (1842–1864)
• Carl Rudolf Ekström (1864–1870)
• Johan Henrik Rosenswärd (1870–1873)
• Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram (1873–1885)
• Henrik Adolf Widmark (1885–1889)
• Emil Adolf Malmborg (1889–1901)
• Gerhard Dyrssen (1901–1921)
• Abraham Unger (1921–1936)
• Ivar Wennerström (1936–1945)
• Axel Westling (1945–1957)
• Gustaf Nilsson (1957–1967)
• Rolf Edberg (1967–1977)
• Bengt Norling (1977–1990)
• Ingemar Eliasson (1990–2002)
• Kerstin Wallin (2003–2004)
• Eva Eriksson (2004–2012)
• Kenneth Johansson (2012–2018)
• Johan Blom (2019–2019) (acting)
• Georg Andrén (2019–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 Värmland. 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.