Gothenburg and Bohus County

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Gothenburg and Bohus County, 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 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)