List of governors of Norrbotten County explained

Post:Governor
Body:Norrbotten County
Native Name:Landshövding i Norrlands län
Insignia:Norrbotten län vapen.svg
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Norrbotten County.
Incumbent:Lotta Finstorp
Incumbentsince:1 February 2021
Department:Norrbotten County Administrative Board
Residence:The residence in Luleå,
Luleå
Termlength:Six years
Precursor:Governor of Västerbotten County
Formation:1810
First:Per Adolph Ekorn
Deputy:County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary:SEK 100,500/month (2016)[1]
Website:Governor Lotta Finstorp

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.

PictureGovernorTook officeLeft office
Per Adolph Ekorn18101816
Gustaf Adolph Koskull18161821
Paul Öhrvall18211825
Carl Georg Sparre18251836
Carl August von Hedenberg18361849
Hans Samuel Knut Åkerhielm18491856
Axel Emanuel Ros18561859
Per Henrik Widmark18591861
Sven Peter Bergman18611873
Henrik Adolf Widmark18731885
Lars Berg18851893
Karl Sigfrid Husberg18931900
Karl Johan Bergström19001911
Oscar von Sydow19111917
Carl Gösta Oskar Malm19171928
August Bernhard Gärde19281937
David Hansén19371947
Oskar Wilhelm Lövgren19471952
Folke Tunborg19531957
Manfred Näslund19571966
Ragnar Lassinantti19661982
Erik Hammarsten19821985
Curt Boström19851991
Gunnar Brodin19921995
Björn Rosengren19961998
Kari Marklund1 January 1999[2] 31 July 2003[3]
Per-Ola Eriksson1 August 200331 July 2012[4]
Sven-Erik Österberg1 October 2012[5] 31 January 2018
Johan Antti1 February 201831 May 2018
Björn O. Nilsson1 June 2018[6] 31 January 2021
Lotta Finstorp1 February 2021[7] 30 November 2025

Footnotes

  1. News: Regeringen har satt ner foten – här är landshövdingens nya lön . Örnsköldsviks Allehanda . The government has put its foot down - here is the governor's new salary . Klas . Leffler . 25 May 2016 . 17 October 2017 . Swedish.
  2. News: MINIINTERVJUN: Flyktingpojken blev idrottsman, fysiker, encyklopedist och landshövding . . INTERVIEW: The refugee boy became an athlete, physicist, encyclopedist and governor . Martin . Stugart . 2003-08-29 . 17 October 2017 . Swedish.
  3. Web site: Per-Ola Eriksson ny landshövding . . P4 Norrbotten . Per-Ola Eriksson new Governor of Norrbotten County . 13 March 2003 . 17 October 2017 . Swedish.
  4. Web site: Landshövding Per-Ola Eriksson sitter kvar . Norrbotten County Administrative Board . County Governor Per-Ola Eriksson remains . 2011-06-30 . 17 October 2017 . Swedish.
  5. Web site: Sven-Erik Österberg ny landshövding i Norrbottens län . Norrbotten County Administrative Board . Sven-Erik Österberg new Governor of Norrbotten County . 2012-07-05 . 17 October 2017 . Swedish.
  6. News: Norrbotten får ny landshövding . . TT . 19 April 2018 . 18 May 2018 . sv.
  7. Lotta Finstorp ny landshövding i Norrbottens län . Government Offices of Sweden . 21 January 2021 . 20 September 2021 . sv.