List of governors of Blekinge County

This is a list of governors for Blekinge County in Sweden, from 1683 to the present. For the period 1658–1669 and 1675–1680, see Governors-General, Scania. Between 1670 and 1675, Blekinge was included in Kristianstad County and between 1680 and 1683, the province was included in Kalmar County. For the period 1680–1683, see List of governors of Kalmar County.

• Erik Siöblad (1683–1700)
• Berndt Didrik Mörner (1700–1706)
• Jöran Adlersteen (1706–1713)
• Salomon von Otter (1713–1714)
• Clas Bonde (1714–1719)
• Salomon von Otter (1719–1729)
• Johan Palmfelt (1729–1733)
• Carl Georg Siöblad (1733–1740)
• Wilhelm Ludvig Taube (1741–1746)
• Axel Lagerbielke (1747; acting)
• Lars Dalman (1747–1752)
• Carl Harald Strömfelt (1752–1769)
• Johan von Rajalin (1769–1783)
• Salomon von Köhler (1783–1789)
• Claes Jakob Raab (1789–1800)
• Anders af Håkansson (1800–1812)
• Nils Adolph Humble (1812–1813)
• Gustaf Anton af Brinkman (1813–1822)
• Hans Wachtmeister (1823–1827)
• Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (1828–1831)
• Johan Otto Nauckhoff (1832–1847)
  • Arwid Adolf Palander (acting 1847–1848)
• Arvid Gustaf Faxe (1848–1856)
• Enar Wilhelm Nordenfelt (1856–1867)
• Hans Wachtmeister (1867–1883)
• Rudolf Horn (1883–1892)
• Gotthard Wachtmeister (1892–1900)
• Axel Hansson Wachtmeister (1900–1923)
• Sven Hagströmer (1923–1942)
• Erik Lindeberg (1942–1947)
• Bertil Fallenius (1948–1956)
• Erik von Heland (1956–1961)
• Thure Andersson (1961–1973)
• Camilla Odhnoff (1974–1992)
• Ulf Lönnqvist (1992–2001)
• Ingegerd Wärnersson (2002–2008)
• Gunvor Engström (2008–2011)
• Berit Andnor (2011–2017)
• Sten Nordin (2017–2021)
• Helena Morgonsköld (acting; 2021–2021)
• Ulrica Messing (2021–present)

Governor of Blekinge County
Landshövding i Blekinge län
Coat of arms of Blekinge County.
Incumbent Ulrica Messing since 1 October 2021
Blekinge County Administrative Board
Residence	The residence in Karlskrona, Karlskrona
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	Six years[note 1]
Precursor	Governor of Kalmar County Governor of Kristianstad County Governor-General of Scania
Formation	1683
First holder	Erik Siöblad
Deputy	County Director (Länsrådet)
Salary	SEK 97,800/month (2017)[2]
Website	Governor website

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]

References

1. "Landshövding och länsledning" (in Swedish). County administrative boards of Blekinge. Retrieved 17 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.