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The office of Governor of Västra Götaland County was created in 1998, where the counties Älvsborg County, Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County merged.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Governor
(Born–Died)
Tenure Political party Served for Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Göte Bernhardsson
Göte Bernhardsson
(1942–2019[2])
1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)28 December 2007 (2007-12-28)9 years, 361 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
(1998 – 2006)
Reinfeldt
(2006 – 2007)
2
Lars Bäckström
Lars Bäckström
(born 1953)
21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)8 years, 365 daysLeftReinfeldt
(2008 – 2014)
Löfven I
(2014 – 2017)
Lisbeth Schultze
Lisbeth Schultze
(born 1960)
Acting
20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)241 daysIndependentLöfven I
3
Anders Danielsson
Anders Danielsson
(born 1953)
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18)30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)4 years, 73 daysIndependentLöfven I
(2017 – 2019)
Löfven II
(2019 – 2021)
Lisbeth Schultze
Lisbeth Schultze
(born 1960)
Acting
1 December 2021 (2021-12-01)31 August 2022 (2022-08-31))273 daysIndependentLöfven III
(2021 – 2021)
Andersson
(2021 – 2022)
4
Sten Tolgfors
Sten Tolgfors
(born 1966)
1 September 2022 (2022-09-01)Incumbent1 year, 291 daysModerateAndersson
(since 2022)

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 Västra Götaland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se".
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