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
ResidenceThe residence in Karlstad,
Karlstad
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
Formation1779
First holderJohan Gustaf Uggla
DeputyCounty Director (Länsrådet)
SalarySEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
WebsiteGovernor 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.