List of governors of Gotland County

This is a list of governors for Gotland County of Sweden, from 1689 to present.

Governor of Gotland County
Landshövding i Gotlands län
Coat of arms of Gotland County.
since 1 June 2019
Gotland County Administrative Board
ResidenceThe residence in Visby,
Visby
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
Formation1689
First holderGustaf Adolf von der Osten
DeputyCounty Director (Länsrådet)
SalarySEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
WebsiteGovernor of Gotland
Picture Governor Took office Left office
Gustaf Adolf von der Osten 1689 1708
Anders Sparrfelt 1708 1710
Peter Snack 1710 1711
Nils Posse 1711 1716
Gustaf von Psilander 5 October 1716[3] 1728
Johan Didrik Grönhagen 1728 1738
Jacob von Hökerstedt 13 April 1738[4] 1757
Didrik Henrik Taube 1757 1763
Mårten Kalling 1763 1765
Carl Otto von Segebaden 1765 1787
Salomon von Rajalin 31 August 1787[5] 1812
Carl Fredrik Aschling 1812 1817
Jacob Cederström 11 March 1817[6] 1833
Michael Silvius von Hohenhausen 1833 1849
Gustaf Jacob af Dalström 23 November 1849[7] 17 July 1858[7]
Gillis Bildt 17 July 1858[8] 1862
Henrik Gyllenram 1862 1873
Rudolf Horn 1874 1883
Emil Poignant 1883 1900
Conrad Cedercrantz 21 January 1901[note 2] 1903
August Wall 1903 1909
Karl Rydin 1909 1912
Gustaf Roos 18 October 1912[10] 30 September 1927[10]
Allan Rodhe 1927 1938
Ola Jeppsson 26 September 1938[11] 1941
Erik Nylander 19 July 1941[12] 1951
Åke Hovgard 16 March 1951[note 3] 1959
Martin Wahlbäck 1959 1968
Torsten Andersson 1968 1974
Einar Gustafsson 1975 1980
Lars Westerberg 1980 1983
Claes Elmstedt 1984 1991
Thorsten Andersson 1992 1998
Lillemor Arvidsson 15 January 1998[14] 29 February 2004[14]
Marianne Samuelsson 1 July 2004[15] 4 August 2009[16]
Cecilia Schelin Seidegård 1 January 2010[17] 31 December 2018[18]
Anders Flanking 1 June 2019[19] 1 October 2024

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.[1]
  2. ^ Acting from 7 December 1900[9]
  3. ^ Took office 1 April 1951.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. Retrieved 17 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.
  3. ^ Glete, Jan (1995–1997). "Gustaf Psilander, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 510. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ Vallerö, Rolf (1971–1973). "Jacob Hökerstedt, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 710. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ Rosell, Lennart (1995–1997). "Salomon Mauritz Rajalin, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 618. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ^ Thomson, A. (1929). "Jacob Cederström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 8. National Archives of Sweden. p. 163. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b Kugelberg, A. (1931). "Gustaf Jacob Dalström, af". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 10. National Archives of Sweden. p. 115. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ Hallendorff, O. (1924). "D A Gillis Bildt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 318. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ Vennberg, E. (1927). "O Conrad V Cedercrantz". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 7. National Archives of Sweden. p. 776. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ a b Nevéus, Torgny (1998–2000). "Gustaf W A Roos". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 30. National Archives of Sweden. p. 332. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. ^ Ståhl, Manne (1973–1975). "Ola Jeppsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 20. National Archives of Sweden. p. 169. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ^ Holm, Marianne (1990–1991). "O Erik Nylander". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 713. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  13. ^ Wallin, Gunnar (1971–1973). "T Åke Hovgard". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 419. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Lillemor Arvidsson har avlidit" [Lillemor Arvidsson has died] (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  15. ^ Karlsson, Lars-Ingmar (2009-07-29). "Landshövding vill ge företagare gräddfil". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  16. ^ Jonjons, Linnea (2009-08-04). "Marianne Samuelsson avgår". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Landshövdingen på Gotland" [Governor of Gotland] (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Gotland. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Förlängt förordnande för landshövdingen på Gotland" (in Swedish). Regeringskansliet. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Anders Flanking ny landshövding i Gotlands län (Anders Flanking new Governor of Gotland County)" (in Swedish). Länsstyrelsen i Gotlands län. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.