County of Gothenburg and Bohus

Göteborgs och Bohus län County of Gothenburg and Bohus County of Sweden 1680–1998 → Coat of arms Capital Gothenburg Governor  - 1996–97 Göran Bengtsson History  - Established 1680  - Disestablished December 31 1998

The County of Gothenburg and Bohus, or Göteborgs och Bohus län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Skaraborg and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland.

The former county was named after the City of Gothenburg, and the historical Province of Bohuslän (Bohus Castle). Gothenburg was the seat of residence for the Governor, and represented the westernmost part of the province of Västergötland.

List of governors

• Johan von Schönleben (1682–1700)
• Erik Siöblad (1700–1711)
• Carl Gustaf Mörner (1712–1719)
• Nils Posse (1719–1723)
• Axel Gyllenkrok (1723–1730)
• Bengt Ribbing (1730–1741)
• Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (1741–1749)
• Johan von Kaulbars (1749–1762)
• Didrik Henrik Taube (1763–1772)
• Anders Du Rietz (1772–1790)
• Johan Beck-Friis (1790–1796)
• Samuel af Forselles (1796–1800)
• Johan Fredrik Carpelan (1800–1808)
• Axel von Rosen (1809–1834)
• Gillis Edenhjelm (1835–1843)
• Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1843–1847)
• Olof Fåhræus (1847–1864)
• Albert Ehrensvärd (1864–1885)
• Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky (1885–1897)
• Gustaf Lagerbring (1897–1917)
• Oscar von Sydow (1917–1934)
• Malte Jacobsson (1934–1950)
• Per Nyström (1950–1971)
• Erik Huss (1971–1978)
• Carl Persson (1979–1980)
• Åke Norling (1980–1989)
• Kjell A. Mattsson (1989–1995)
• Göran Bengtsson (1996–1997)

See also

• Municipalities of Gothenburg and Bohus
• List of Västra Götaland Governors
• County Governors of Sweden
• Bohuslän