List of governors of Norrbotten County

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Governor of Norrbotten County
Landshövding i Norrlands län
Coat of arms of Norrbotten County.
Incumbent
Lotta Finstorp
since 1 February 2021
Norrbotten County Administrative Board
ResidenceThe residence in Luleå,
Luleå
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
PrecursorGovernor of Västerbotten County
Formation1810
First holderPer Adolph Ekorn
DeputyCounty Director (Länsrådet)
SalarySEK 100,500/month (2016)[2]
WebsiteGovernor Sven-Erik Österberg

This is a list of governors for Norrbotten County of Sweden. Norrbotten County separated from Västerbotten County in 1810; for a list of governors who ruled the area before that date, see List of governors of Västerbotten County.

Picture Governor Took office Left office
Per Adolph Ekorn 1810 1816
Gustaf Adolph Koskull 1816 1821
Paul Öhrvall 1821 1825
Carl Georg Sparre 1825 1836
Carl August von Hedenberg 1836 1849
Hans Samuel Knut Åkerhielm 1849 1856
Axel Emanuel Ros 1856 1859
Per Henrik Widmark 1859 1861
Sven Peter Bergman 1861 1873
Henrik Adolf Widmark 1873 1885
Lars Berg 1885 1893
Karl Sigfrid Husberg 1893 1900
Karl Johan Bergström 1900 1911
Oscar von Sydow 1911 1917
Carl Gösta Oskar Malm 1917 1928
August Bernhard Gärde 1928 1937
David Hansén 1937 1947
Oskar Wilhelm Lövgren 1947 1952
Folke Tunborg 1953 1957
Manfred Näslund 1957 1966
Ragnar Lassinantti 1966 1982
Erik Hammarsten 1982 1985
Curt Boström 1985 1991
Gunnar Brodin 1992 1995
Björn Rosengren 1996 1998
Kari Marklund 1 January 1999[3] 31 July 2003[4]
Per-Ola Eriksson 1 August 2003[4] 31 July 2012[5]
Sven-Erik Österberg 1 October 2012[6] 31 January 2018
Johan Antti 1 February 2018[note 2] 31 May 2018
Björn O. Nilsson 1 June 2018[8] 31 January 2021[8]
Lotta Finstorp 1 February 2021[9] 30 November 2025[9]

Footnotes[edit]

  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. ^ County Director (Länsrådet) Johan Antti served as acting governor from 1 February 2018.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Norrbotten. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ Leffler, Klas (25 May 2016). "Regeringen har satt ner foten – här är landshövdingens nya lön" [The government has put its foot down - here is the governor's new salary]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ Stugart, Martin (29 August 2003). "MINIINTERVJUN: Flyktingpojken blev idrottsman, fysiker, encyklopedist och landshövding" [INTERVIEW: The refugee boy became an athlete, physicist, encyclopedist and governor]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Per-Ola Eriksson ny landshövding" [Per-Ola Eriksson new Governor of Norrbotten County]. P4 Norrbotten (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Landshövding Per-Ola Eriksson sitter kvar" [County Governor Per-Ola Eriksson remains] (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Sven-Erik Österberg ny landshövding i Norrbottens län" [Sven-Erik Österberg new Governor of Norrbotten County] (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Vikarierande landshövding" (in Swedish). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Norrbotten får ny landshövding". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Lotta Finstorp ny landshövding i Norrbottens län" (Press release) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.