County Administrative Board of Västernorrland

The Swedish County of Västernorrland was established in 1634 following the reform initiated by Axel Oxenstierna. The highest representative was for a long time the Govenor or Landshövding. Today the Govenor is the head of the County Administrative Board.

Table of contents 1 List of Govenors 1.1 County of Norrland (1634-1645) 1.2 Counties of Härnösand and Hudiksvall (1645-1654) 1.3 County of Västernorrland (1654-present)

List of Govenors

County of Norrland (1634-1645)

• Mörner, Stellan (1634-1637)
• Posse, Christer (1637-1641)

Counties of Härnösand and Hudiksvall (1645-1654)

• Natt och Dag, Ivar Nilsson (1641-1651)

County of Västernorrland (1654-present)

• Oxenstierna, Johan (1658-1664)
• Banér, Gustaf (1664)
• Sparre, Carl Larsson (1664-1677)
• Gyllenstierna, Christopher (1677)
• Fleming, Jacob (1677-1679)
• Sperling, Göran (1679-1683)
• Ribbing, Lennart (1683-1687)
• Vellingk, Otto (1687-1693)
• Frölich, Carl Gustaf (1693-1698)
• Hamilton, Malcolm (1698-1699)
• von Schaar, Axel (1699-1702)
• Hård af Segerstad, Carl Carlsson (1702-1704)
• Stromberg, Alexander (1704-1716)
• Hamilton, Hugo (1716-1719)
• Palmqvist, Magnus (1719-1727)
• Bielke, Carl Gustaf (1727-1739)
• Odelström, Erik (1739-1749)
• Gripenhielm. Axel Johan (1749-1755)
• Cronhiort, Karl Gustaf (1755)
• Ehrensvan, Mårten (1755-1757)
• Sparre, Fredrik Henrik (1757-1762)
• Örnsköld, Per Abraham (1762-1769)
• Falkengren, Germund Abraham (1769-1778)
• Nordenfalk, Johan (1778)
• Bunge, Carl (1778-1796)
• Lindencrona, Erik Gustaf (1796-1807)
• v. Nieroth, Carl (1810-1817)
• Aschling, Carl Fredrik (1817-1820)
• Mörner, Hampus (1820-1841)
• Åkerman, Fredric (1841-1851)
• Gynther, Sven Vilhelm (1851-1862)
• Weidenhielm, Ernst August (1863-1873)
• Treffenberg, Curry (1873-1880)
• Ryding, Gustaf (1880-1901)
• Rudebeck, Gustaf (1901-1909)
• Bergenholtz, Fredric Engelbert (1909-1911)
• Ström, Carl Mathias (1911-1918)
• Stenström, Karl Johan (1918-1931)
• Wijkman, Anders Victor Benedict (1931-1938)
• Löwbeer, Nils (1939)
• Engberg, Arthur (1940-1944)
• Stattin, Ragnar (1944-1953)
• Wesström, Eric (1954-1965)
• Nilsson, Hjalmar (1965-1971)
• Nordgren, Kurt (1971-1974)
• Löfberg, Bertil (1975-1989)
• Öhrn, Ingemar (1989-1995)
• Hörnlund, Börje (1996-2000)
• Larsson, Gerhard (2000-present)

See also: Counties of Sweden