List of governors of Östergötland County

Governor of Östergötland County
Governor of Östergötland County
Landshövding i Östergötlands län
	Coat of arms of Östergötland County.
	Incumbent; Gunilla Svantorp; since 1 March 2025
	Östergötland County Administrative Board
Residence	Linköping Castle, Linköping
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years
Formation	1693
First holder	Lars Eldstierna
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)
Website	Governor of Östergötland

This is a list of governors for Östergötland County of Sweden, from 1693 to present.

Lars Eldstierna (1693–1701)
Mårten Trotzig (1702–1706)
Jakob Burensköld (1706–1710)
Johan Lillienstedt (1710–1714)
Anders Leijonhielm (1714–1718)
Gustaf Bonde (1718–1721)
Ernst Johan Creutz (1721–1727)
Erik Ehrenkrona (1727–1736)
Christer Henrik d'Albedyhll (1736–1747)
Gustaf Adolf Lagerfelt (1748–1769)
Carl Harald Strömfelt (1769–1775)
Fredric Ulric Reenstierna (1775–1783)
Fredrik Georg Strömfelt (1783–1810)
Johan Adam Cronstedt (1810–1817)
Carl Nieroth (1817–1826)

Gustaf Wathier Hamilton (1826–1835)
Carl Otto Palmstierna (1836–1851)
Henning Hamilton (1851–1858)
Gustaf af Ugglas (1858–1869)
Robert de la Gardie (1869–1901)
Ludvig Douglas (1901–1912)
Eric Trolle (1912–1930)
Karl Tiselius (1930–1941)
Carl Hamilton (1941–1956)
Per Eckerberg (1956–1980)
Göte Svenson (1980–1987)
Rolf Wirtén (1987–1996)
Björn Eriksson (1996–2009)
Magnus Holgersson (acting; 2009–2010)
Elisabeth Nilsson (2010–2018)
Carl Fredrik Graf (2018–2024)
Ann Holmlid (acting; 2024–2025)^[3]
Gunilla Svantorp (2025–present)^[4]

Term lengthSix years^{[note 1]}

Formation1693

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Governor of Östergötland County
Landshövding i Östergötlands län
Coat of arms of Östergötland County.
Incumbent Gunilla Svantorp since 1 March 2025
Östergötland County Administrative Board
Residence	Linköping Castle, Linköping
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years^{[note 1]}
Formation	1693
First holder	Lars Eldstierna
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)^[2]
Website	Governor of Östergötland