List of governors of Värmland County

Governor of Värmland County

Landshövding i Värmlands län

Coat of arms of Värmland County.

Incumbent
Georg Andrén

since 1 January 2019

Värmland County Administrative Board
Residence| The residence in Karlstad,
Karlstad
Appointer| Government of Sweden
Term length| Six years[note 1]
Formation| 1779
First holder| Johan Gustaf Uggla
Deputy| County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary| SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
Website| Governor and County Director

This is a list of governors for Värmland County of Sweden. Värmland separated from Närke and Värmland County in 1779, see List of governors of Örebro County before that date.

* Johan Gustaf Uggla (1779–1793)
* Nils Nilsson Silverskjöld (1793–1802)
* Arvid von Nolcken (1802–1807)
* Axel von Rosen (1808–1809)
* Olof af Wibeli (1809–1813)
* Johan Didrik af Wingård (1814–1840)
* Carl Fredrik Hammarhielm (1840–1841)
* Hans Fredrik Oldevig (1842–1864)
* Carl Rudolf Ekström (1864–1870)
* Johan Henrik Rosenswärd (1870–1873)
* Henrik Wilhelm Gyllenram (1873–1885)
* Henrik Adolf Widmark (1885–1889)
* Emil Adolf Malmborg (1889–1901)
* Gerhard Dyrssen (1901–1921)
* Abraham Unger (1921–1936)
* Ivar Wennerström (1936–1945)
* Axel Westling (1945–1957)
* Gustaf Nilsson (1957–1967)
* Rolf Edberg (1967–1977)
* Bengt Norling (1977–1990)
* Ingemar Eliasson (1990–2002)
* Kerstin Wallin (2003–2004)
* Eva Eriksson (2004–2012)
* Kenneth Johansson (2012–2018)
* Johan Blom (2019–2019) (acting)
* Georg Andrén (2019–present)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Värmland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
2. ^ 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.

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