Political organization

The Regional Executive Board is the committee which monitors the operations of the other committees and the business conducted through corporations.

The Regional Executive Board also manages the finances, executes the decisions of the Regional Council and prepares or comments on matters before the council. The committees are responsible for (manage) the operations as directed by the council and frequently as regulated by law.

The Regional Council is the “parliament” of Region Gotland and the Regional Executive Board comprises its “government”.

The committees

There are ten committees working under the Regional Council that are responsible for different operational areas.

The Regional Executive Board is the committee that leads and coordinates the region’s overall mission, and follows up the work of the other committees. This committee also follows developments in areas that are important to the region.

Region Gotland committees:

• Regional Executive Board
• Public Works Committee
• Environment and Town Planning Committee
• Childcare and Education Committee
• Upper Secondary and Adult Education Committee
• Social Service Committee
• Health and Medical Care Committee
• Patient Committee
• Election Committee
• Public Trustee

The administrative departments

Each committee has one or more departments made up of employees, so-called officials. Region Gotland’s highest manager is the Chief Executive, who manages the region’s officials. The departments implement what has been decided by the committees. There are six departments in Region Gotland.

• The Executive Office
  Responsible for overall management and direction.
  
• The Department of Public Works
  Detail and overall planning, building permits, environment and health protection.
• The Department of Technical Services
  Property management, water and sewage, harbour and park environments, water and refuse, public transport and emergency services.
  
• The Department of Education and Working Life
  Childcare, schools upper secondary education, adult education and folk high school.
• The Department of Social Services
  Care for the elderly, the functionally impaired and individuals and families.
  
• The Department of Health and Medical Care
  County health care, specialist health care, primary health care and dental care.
  

Citizen suggestions

Those registered as living on Gotland can bring a suggestion to the Regional Council, a so-called citizen suggestion. This right also applies to children, adolescents and people with foreign backgrounds who don’t have the right to vote in municipal elections. Organisations, businesses etc. cannot make citizen suggestions.

You can sumbit a suggestion via our e-service or a form which must be signed in writing and posted.

Information about elections

Visit the website of the Election Authority for current information about general elections.