Governor of Stockholm County

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.

Governor of Stockholm County
Landshövding i Stockholms län
Coat of arms of Stockholm County.
Incumbent Claes Lindgren Acting  since 3 October 2024
Stockholm County Administrative Board
Residence	Tessin Palace, Stockholm
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years[note 1]
Formation	1641
First holder	Ture Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö
Deputy	Deputy County Governor (Länsöverdirektören)
Salary	SEK 102,800/month (2017)[2]
Website	Governor and Deputy County Governor

Governors

First period

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office
	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

Second period

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office
	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

Including the City of Stockholm

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office
	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	3 October 2024[22] acting	Incumbent
	Cecilia Skingsley[23]	16 June 2025	Taking office

Footnotes

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