Västra Götaland Regional Council
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION IN SWEDEN
Vastra Gotaland Regional Council; Vaestra Goetaland Regional Council
The Västra Götaland Regional Council, or, Region Västra Götaland, or Västra Götalandsregionen, is the devolved regional council of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It was created in 1999 by the merger of the county councils of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg, and Skaraborg Counties coupled with the devolution of power from the County administrative boards of the same counties, that also merged.