Governor of Stockholm County
# 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.

## Governors

### First period

| 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 | 1654 |

### Second period

| 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 | 1733 |
| Gustaf Palmfelt | 6 August 1733 | 1737 |
| Otto Magnus Wolffelt | 1737 | 1743 |
| Theodor Ankarcrona | 10 February 1743 | 2 November 1750 |
| Adolf Mörner af Morlanda | 1750 | 1751 |
| Carl C:son Broman | 1751 | 1762 |
| Carl Fredrik Nordenstam | 1762 | 1768 |
| Carl Gustaf von Liewen | 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 | 6 October 1828 |
| ? | 1828 | 1830 |
| Claes Hans Rålamb | 1830 | 1842 |
| Clas Fredric Horn | 6 May 1843 | 16 March 1849 |
| Gustaf Liljencrants | 12 June 1849 | 5 July 1867 |
| Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna | 1867 | 1888 |
| Robert Themptander | 1888 | 1896 |
| Lennart Groll | 6 October 1896 | 1896 |
| Paul Isberg | 1896 | 1908 |
| Mauritz Sahlin | 1909 | 1919 |
| Daniel Ekelund | 1919 | 1920 |
| Alfred Petersson | 10 March 1920 | 10 March 1920 |
| Nils Edén | 3 December 1920 | 31 August 1938 |
| Karl Levinson | 1 September 1938 | March 1952 |
| Gunnar Danielson | 1952 | 1958 |
| Erik Westerlind | 1958 | 1968 |

### Including the City of Stockholm

| Governor | Took office | Left office |
| - | - | - |
| Allan Nordenstam | 1 January 1968 | 30 September 1971 |
| Hjalmar Mehr | 1971 | 1977 |
| Gunnar Helén | 1977 | 1984 |
| Lennart Sandgren | 1985 | 1991 |
| Ulf Adelsohn | 1992 | 2001 |
| Mats Hellström | 1 January 2002 | 2006 |
| Per Unckel | 2007 | 20 September 2011 |
| Katarina Kämpe | 2011 | 2012 |
| Chris Heister | 1 February 2012 | 31 August 2017 |
| Åsa Ryding | 1 September 2017 | 31 January 2018 |
| Sven-Erik Österberg | 1 February 2018 | 28 February 2023 |
| Anna Kinberg Batra | 1 March 2023 | Incumbent |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The governor is often appointed for a six-year mandate. It can be extended if the person has not reached retirement age.
* ↑ Held the position until his death on 2 November 1750.
* ↑ Held the position until his death on 6 October 1828.
* ↑ Acting from 23 July 1842.
* ↑ Died three weeks after assuming office.
* ↑ Never took office due to sickness.
* ↑ Appointed 31 August 1938.
* ↑ Appointed on 25 May 1967.
* ↑ Acting, after Unckel's death on 20 September 2011.
* ↑ Acting.
