List of governors of Västerbotten County

Governor of Västerbotten County
Landshövding i Västerbottens län
Coat of arms of Västerbotten County.
Incumbent Helene Hellmark Knutsson since 1 August 2020
Västerbotten County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Umeå, Umeå
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years[note 1]
Formation	1598
First holder	Theodoricus Petri Ruuta
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
Website	Governor 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

• Theodoricus Petri Ruuta 1598–1599
• Stellan Otto Mörner −1643
• Ernst (Erensgisle) Larsson Creutz (−1635) 1631

Governors of Västerbotten from 1638–present

• Stellan Otto von Mörner 1638–1641
• Frans Crusebjörn 1641–1653
• Johan Graan (−1679) 1653–1679
• Lorentz Creutz (1646–1698) 1675
• Jacob Fleming 1679
• Hans Clerk 1680–1683
• Hans Abraham Kruuse af Verchou 1683–1688
• Reinhold Johan von Fersen (1646–1716) 1688–
• Arvid Horn 1692
• Gustaf Douglas 1692–1705
• Otto Wilhelm Löwen (1659–1712) 1705–1712
• Anders Erik Ramsay (1646–1734) 1713–1717
• Magnus Fredrik Cronberg (1668–1740) 1717–1719
• Otto Reinhold Strömfelt (1679–1746) 1719
• Jacob Grundell (1657–1757) 1719–1733
• Gabriel Gabrielsson Gyllengrip (1687–1753) 1733–1753
• Olof Leijonstedt 1755–1759
• Johan Funck 1759–1762
• Martin Ehrensvan 1762–1765
• Olof Malmerfelt 1765–1769
• Carl Efraim Carpelan
• Magnus Adolf von Kothen 1769–1775
• Georg Gustaf Wrangel 1775–1781
• Carl Wilhelm Leijonstedt 1781–1782
• Fredrik von Stenhagen 1782–1789
• Johan Gustaf af Donner 1789–1795
• Pehr Adam Stromberg 1795–1811
• Gustaf Edelstam 1811–1817
• Georg Lars af Schmidt 1817–1842
• Gustaf Adolf Montgomery 1842–1856
• Gustaf Munthe 1856–1864
• Erik Viktor Almquist 1864–1872
• Axel Wästfelt 1873–1891
• Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn (1843–1904) 1891–1904
• Axel Asker (1848–1924) t. f. 1900–1902
• Axel Fredrik Oscar Cederberg (1837–1913) t. f. 1902–1903
• Henning Theodor Biörklund (1849–1937) 1904–1916
• Axel Schotte (1860–1923) 1916–1923
• Robert Hagen (1868–1922) t. f. 1917–1918
• Nils Gustaf Ringstrand (1863–1935) t. f. 1918–1919 1923–1931
• Gustav Rosén (1876–1942) 1931–1942
• Elof Lindberg (1891–1956) 1943–1956
• Filip Kristensson (1898–1980) 1957–1965
• Karl G. Samuelsson (1911–1993) 1965–1971
• Bengt Lyberg (1912–1995) 1971–1978
• Sven Johansson (1928–2023) 1978–1991
• Görel Bohlin (1930–) 1992–1995
• Georg Andersson (1936–) 1995–2001
• Lorentz Andersson (1942–2023) 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.