# Governor of Stockholm

The Governor of Stockholm (Swedish: överståthållaren) was the head of the Office of the Governor of Stockholm (Swedish: Överståthållarämbetet, ÖÄ), and as such he was the highest Swedish State official overseeing the affairs in the City of Stockholm between 1634 and 1967. The Governor was the equivalent in Stockholm of a county governor elsewhere in Sweden.
The Governor was appointed by and reported to the King in Council. The Office of the Governor of Stockholm was instituted by the Instrument of Government of 1634, written by Lord High Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna, which uniformly delineated the civil state administration of Sweden into Counties and the Office of the Governor of Stockholm.
While Stockholm County was established in 1714, the city itself was not included until 1968, when the Office of the Governor of Stockholm was abolished and the duties of it was handed over to the Governor of Stockholm County.

## List of governors

| Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| Fleming, ClasClas Fleming (1592–1644) | 16 October 1634 | 1644 | 9–10 years | |
| Göransson Posse, KnutKnut Göransson Posse (1592–1664) | 1645 | 1650 | 4–5 years | - |
| Fleming, HermanHerman Fleming (1619–1673) | 24 December 1650 | 26 January 1652 | 1 year, 33 days | |
| Berndes, JohanJohan Berndes (1603–1652) | 29 January 1652 | 10 February 1652 | 12 days | |
| Rosenhane, ScheringSchering Rosenhane (1609–1663) | 24 March 1652 | 1663 | 10–11 years | |
| Tott, ClaesClaes Tott (1630–1674) | 1664 | 1665 | 0–1 years | - |
| Sparre, AxelAxel Sparre (1620–1679) | 1665 | 1673 | 7–8 years | - |
| Rålamb, ClaesClaes Rålamb (1622–1698) | 1673 | 1678 | 4–5 years | - |
| Gyllenstierna, JöranJöran Gyllenstierna (1632–1686) | 4 December 1678 | 1682 | 3–4 years | |
| Gyllenstierna, ChristopherChristopher Gyllenstierna (1647–1705) | 1682 | 1705 | 22–23 years | - |
| Göransson Posse, KnutKnut Göransson Posse (1640s–1714) | 1705 | 1714 | 8–9 years | - |
| Burenskiöld, JacobJacob Burenskiöld (1655–1738) Acting | 20 September 1710 | 1711 | 0–1 years | |
| Spens, JakobJakob Spens (1647–1705) Acting | 1714 | 1714 | 0 years | - |
| Taube, Gustaf AdamGustaf Adam Taube (1673–1732) | 1714 | 1732 | 17–18 years | - |
| Törnflycht, MichaelMichael Törnflycht (1683–1738) | 1732 | 1738 | 5–6 years | - |
| Fuchs, RutgerRutger Fuchs (1682–1753) | 18 April 1739 | 1753 | 13–14 years | |
| von Düring, Johan ChristofferJohan Christoffer von Düring (1692–1759) | 20 June 1753 | 1759 | 5–6 years | |
| von Lantingshausen, Jacob AlbrechtJacob Albrecht von Lantingshausen (1699–1769) | 2 April 1759 | 1769 | 9–10 years | |
| Wrede Sparre, AxelAxel Wrede Sparre (1708–1772) | 1770 | 1772 | 1–2 years | - |
| Rudbeck, Thure GustafThure Gustaf Rudbeck (1714–1786) | 18 February 1772 | 19 August 1772 | 183 days | |
| Pechlin, Carl FredrikCarl Fredrik Pechlin (1720–1796) Acting | 1772 | 1772 | 0 years | - |
| Sparre, CarlCarl Sparre (1723–1791) | 22 April 1773 | 20 June 1791 | 18 years, 59 days | |
| Munck, Adolf FredrikAdolf Fredrik Munck (1749–1831) Acting | 11 February 1789 | 4 May 1789 | 82 days | |
| Armfelt, Gustaf MauritzGustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757–1814) | 29 March 1792 | 7 September 1792 | 159 days | |
| Modée, Carl VilhelmCarl Vilhelm Modée (1735–1798) | 29 September 1792 | 1795 | 2–3 years | |
| von Essen, Hans HenrikHans Henrik von Essen (1755–1824) | 23 December 1795 | 8 May 1797 | 1 year, 136 days | |
| Ugglas, Samuel afSamuel af Ugglas (1750–1812) | 1797 | 1797 | 0 years | - |
| Vacant | 1797 | 1800 | 2–3 years | - |
| Ugglas, Samuel afSamuel af Ugglas (1750–1812) | 1800 | 1800 | 0 years | - |
| Vacant | 1800 | 1809 | 8–9 years | - |
| Klingspor, Wilhelm MauritzWilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (1744–1814) | 13 March 1809 | 29 October 1810 | 1 year, 230 days | |
| Skjöldebrand, Anders FredrikAnders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (1757–1834) Acting | 20 June 1810 | 7 August 1812 | 2 years, 48 days | |
| Carlsson Mörner, CarlCarl Carlsson Mörner (1755–1821) | 7 August 1812 | 17 November 1818 | 6 years, 102 days | |
| Sandels, Johan AugustJohan August Sandels (1764–1831) Acting | 25 July 1815 | 1815 | 0 years | |
| Cederström, RudolfRudolf Cederström (1764–1833) Acting | 30 July 1816 | 15 December 1818 | 2 years, 138 days | |
| Edelcreutz, DanielDaniel Edelcreutz (1761–1828) Acting | 15 December 1818 | 6 October 1828 | 9 years, 296 days | |
| Nordin, Carl Johan afCarl Johan af Nordin (1785–1850) Acting | 24 October 1828 | 7 October 1830 | 1 year, 348 days | |
| Sprengtporten, Jacob WilhelmJacob Wilhelm Sprengtporten (1794–1875) | 7 October 1830 | 30 June 1838 | 7 years, 266 days | |
| Möllerhjelm, Axel Johan AdamAxel Johan Adam Möllerhjelm (1787–1846) Acting | 1838 | 29 October 1842 | 3–4 years | |
| Rålamb, Claes HansClaes Hans Rålamb (1784–1867) Acting | 1839 | 1839 | 0 years | - |
| Lewenhaupt, Mauritz AxelMauritz Axel Lewenhaupt (1791–1868) Acting | 1842 | 1844 | 1–2 years | - |
| Sprengtporten, Jacob WilhelmJacob Wilhelm Sprengtporten (1794–1875) | 28 December 1844 | 26 June 1848 | 3 years, 181 days | |
| Hamilton, Jakob EssenJacob Hamilton (1797–1864) | 15 December 1848 | 7 March 1862 | 13 years, 82 days | |
| Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt (1820–1894) | 13 May 1862 | 1874 | 11–12 years | |
| Ugglas, Gustaf afGustaf af Ugglas (1820–1895) | 1874 | 1888 | 13–14 years | - |
| Tamm, Klas Gustaf AdolfKlas Gustaf Adolf Tamm (1838–1925) | 1888 | 1902 | 13–14 years | - |
| Dickson, RobertRobert Dickson (1843–1924) | 14 February 1902 | 31 October 1911 | 9 years, 259 days | |
| Hederstierna, CarlCarl Hederstierna (1861–1928) Acting | 31 October 1911 | 1 April 1912 | 153 days | |
| Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt (1852–1935) | 29 March 1912 | 31 December 1920 | 8 years, 277 days | |
| Hederstierna, CarlCarl Hederstierna (1861–1928) | 3 December 1920 | 1928 | 7–8 years | |
| Sahlin, MauritzMauritz Sahlin (1860–1927) Acting | 1923 | 1923 | 0 years | - |
| Elmquist, HenningHenning Elmquist (1871–1933) | 27 November 1928 | 1933 | 4–5 years | |
| Nothin, TorstenTorsten Nothin (1884–1972) | 16 September 1933 | 30 September 1949 | 16 years, 14 days | |
| Hagander, JohanJohan Hagander (1896–1991) | 1949 | 1963 | 13–14 years | - |
| Nordenstam, AllanAllan Nordenstam (1904–1982) | 1 November 1963 | December 1967 | 3–4 years | |