Governor of Stockholm County

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This is a list of governors for Stockholm County of Sweden. Stockholm County separated from Uppland County, the first time from 1641 to 1654, and then finally in 1719. The City of Stockholm was separately governed by the Governor of Stockholm until 1967, when it was integrated into Stockholm County. The governors reside in Tessin Palace.

ResidenceTessin Palace
SeatStockholm
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
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Governor of Stockholm County
Landshövding i Stockholms län
Coat of arms of Stockholm County.
since 16 June 2025
Stockholm County Administrative Board
ResidenceTessin Palace
SeatStockholm
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthSix years[note 1]
Formation1641
First holderTure Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö
DeputyDeputy County Governor (Länsöverdirektören)
SalarySEK 102,800/month (2017)[2]
WebsiteGovernor and Deputy County Governor
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Governors

First period

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Ture Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö 1641 1645
Axel Natt och Dag 1645 1647
Bengt Skytte 1647 1649
Svante Larsson Sparre 1649 1651
Lars Claesson Fleming 25 June 1652[3] 1654
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Second period

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Ture Stensson Bielke 1714 1717
Axel Claesson Banér 1718 1718
Olof Törnflycht 1719 1727
Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl 14 August 1727[4] 1733
Gustaf Palmfelt 6 August 1733[5] 1737
Otto Magnus Wolffelt 1737 1743
Theodor Ankarcrona 10 February 1743[6] 2 November 1750[note 2]
Adolf Mörner af Morlanda 1750 1751
Carl C:son Broman 1751 1762
Carl Fredrik Nordenstam 1762 1768
Carl Gustaf Lieven 1768 1770
Jacob Johan Gyllenborg 1770 1778
Samuel af Ugglas 1788 1802
Evert Georgii 1802 1808
Erik Adolf af Schenbom 1808 1810
Daniel Edelcreutz 20 December 1810[7] 6 October 1828[note 3]
? 1828 1830
Claes Hans Rålamb 1830 1842
Clas Fredric Horn 6 May 1843[note 4] 16 March 1849[8]
Gustaf Liljencrants 12 June 1849[9] 5 July 1867[9]
Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna 1867 1888
Robert Themptander 1888 1896
Lennart Groll 6 October 1896[10] 1896[note 5]
Paul Isberg 1896 1908
Mauritz Sahlin 1909 1919
Daniel Ekelund 1919 1920
Alfred Petersson 10 March 1920[note 6] 10 March 1920
Nils Edén 3 December 1920[12] 31 August 1938[12]
Karl Levinson 1 September 1938[note 7] March 1952[13]
Gunnar Danielson 1952 1958
Erik Westerlind 1958 1968
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Including the City of Stockholm

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Allan Nordenstam 1 January 1968[note 8] 30 September 1971[14]
Hjalmar Mehr 1971 1977
Gunnar Helén 1977 1984
Lennart Sandgren 1985 1991
Ulf Adelsohn 1992 2001
Mats Hellström 1 January 2002[15] 2006
Per Unckel 2007 20 September 2011
Katarina Kämpe 2011 2012[note 9]
Chris Heister 1 February 2012 31 August 2017[17]
Åsa Ryding 1 September 2017 31 January 2018[note 10]
Sven-Erik Österberg 1 February 2018[19] 28 February 2023[20]
Anna Kinberg Batra 1 March 2023[21] 3 October 2024
Claes Lindgren
(acting)		 3 October 2024[22] 16 June 2025
Cecilia Skingsley[23] 16 June 2025
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Footnotes

  1. [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. [2]
    Held the position until his death on 2 November 1750.[6]
  3. [3]
    Held the position until his death on 6 October 1828.[7]
  4. [4]
    Acting from 23 July 1842.[8]
  5. [5]
    Died three weeks after assuming office.[10]
  6. [6]
    Never took office due to sickness.[11]
  7. [7]
    Appointed 31 August 1938.[13]
  8. [8]
    Appointed on 25 May 1967.[14]
  9. [9]
    Acting, after Unckel's death on 20 September 2011.[16]
  10. [10]
    Acting.[18]

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