List of governors of Jönköping County
Governor of Jönköping County | |
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Landshövding i Jönköpings län | |
![]() Coat of arms of Jönköping County. | |
Incumbent since 15 January 2024Brittis Benzler | |
Jönköping County Administrative Board | |
Residence | The residence in Jönköping, Jönköping |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | Six years[note 1] |
Formation | 1634 |
First holder | Bengt Kafle |
Deputy | County Director (Länsrådet) |
Salary | SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2] |
Website | Governor and County Director |
This is a list of governors for Jönköping County of Sweden, from 1634 to present.
- Bengt Kafle (1634–1636)
- Bengt Bagge (1636–1639)
- Knut Soop (1639–1645)
- Bengt Ribbing (1645–1653)
- Gustaf Posse (1653–1658)
- Johan Printz (1658–1663)
- Gustaf Ribbing (1663–1672)
- Hans Georg Mörner (1672–1685)
- Robert Lichton (1685–1687)
- Erik Dahlbergh (1687–1693)
- Nils Gyllenstierna (1693–1696)
- Mårten Lindhielm (1696–1716)
- Georg Reinhold Patkull (1716–1718)
- Anders Leijonhielm (1718–1727)
- Johan von Mentzer (1728–1746)
- Anders Tungelfeldt (1747–1751)
- Ludvig von Saltza (1751–1762)
- Claes Erik Silfverhielm (1762–1778)
- Fredric Ulric Hamilton (1778–1795)
- Eric Johan de la Grange (1795–1801)
- Johan Axel Stedt (1801–1805)
- Eric Gustaf Boije (1805–1815)
- Lars Hierta (1815–1835)
- Claes Gabriel Bergenstråhle (1835–1855)
- Arvid Gustav Faxe (1856–1870)
- Carl R Ekström (1870–1888)
- Robert Dickson (1888–1892)
- Hjalmar Palmstierna (1892–1906)
- Fredrik E Pettersson (1906–1922)
- Carl Malmroth (1922–1934)
- Jakob W Spens, acting (1923–1924)
- Felix Hamrin (1934–1937)
- Olle Ekblom (1938–1957)
- Allan Nordenstam (1957–1963)
- Sven af Geijerstam (1964–1979)
- Gösta Gunnarsson (1980–1997)
- Birgit Friggebo (1998–2004)
- Lars Engqvist (2004–2010)
- Minoo Akhtarzand (2010–2016)
- Håkan Sörman (2016–2017)
- Anneli Wirtén, acting (2017–2018)
- Helena Jonsson (15 January 2018–14 January 2024)[3]
- Brittis Benzler (15 January 2024–present)[4]
Footnotes
- ^ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.[1]
References
- ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Jönköping. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Henriksson, Daniel; Nilsen, Cecilia (13 December 2017). "Hon är ny landshövding i Jönköpings län". Smålandsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Brittis Benzler har börjat som ny landshövding i Jönköpings län". Länsstyrelsen i Jönköpings län. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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County governors (landshövding) of Sweden