List of governors of Västmanland County

Governor of Västmanland County
Landshövding i Västmanlands län
Coat of arms of Västmanland County.
Incumbent Johan Sterte since 1 November 2022
Västmanland County Administrative Board
Residence	Västerås Castle, Västerås
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years[note 1]
Formation	1634
First holder	Ture Eriksson Sparre
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
Website	Governor and County Director

This is a list of governors for Västmanland County of Sweden, from 1634 to present.

Ture Eriksson Sparre (1634–1639) Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1639–1642) Christer Posse (1642–1643) Claes Stiernsköld (1643–1651) Knut Kurck (1651–1660) Gustaf Larsson Sparre (1660–1667) Ernst Johan Creutz d.ä. (1667–1674) Mauritz Nilsson Posse (1674–1683) Balthasar Gyldenhoff (1683–1689) Lars Wallenstedt (1689–1693) Polycarpus Cronhielm (1693–1698) Gustaf Cronhielm (1698–1710) Ludvig Fahlström (1710–1714) Casten Feif (1714–1715) Jonas Cedercreutz (1716–1720) Gustaf Funck (1720–1736) Johan Cederbielke (1736–1747) Fredric von Friesendorff (1747–1761) Gabriel Falkenberg (1761–1763) Fredric Ulric Insenstierna (1763–1768) Olof Malmerfelt (1769–1771) Carl Carlsköld (1772–1784) Ulric Gustaf de la Gardie (1784–1809) Fredric Lilliehorn (1809–1811) Johan Wilhelm Liljencrants (1811–1816) Thure Drufva (1816–1822) Fredric Ridderstolpe (1822–1849)

Fredrik Otto Silfverstolpe (1849–1863) Fredrik Cronstedt (1863–1869) Reinhold Charpentier (1869–1883) Fredrik Hederstierna (1883–1900) Claës Wersäll (1900–1916) Walter Murray (1916–1937) August Bernhard Gärde (1937–1943) Conrad Jonsson (1943–1952) Ragnar Casparsson (1952–1960) Gustav Cederwall (1960–1980) Osborne Bartley (1980–1985) Karl-Lennart Uggla (1985–1989) Carl Johan Åberg (1989–1990) Jan Rydh (1991–1999) Mats Svegfors (2000–2009) Ingemar Skogö (2009–2015) Håkan Wåhlstedt (2015–2016) Minoo Akhtarzand (2016–30 November 2021) Ulrica Gradin (acting: 1 December 2021 – 31 October 2022) Johan Sterte (1 November 2022–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 Västmanland. 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.