Anders Flanking (born October 4, 1957, in Skövde) is a Swedish politician who has been Governor of Gotland County since 1 June 2019. Flanking studied at the University of Gothenburg and worked at KPMG and Arena for Growth. Flanking is a member of the Centre Party, and was elected to the city council of his hometown of Skövde in 1989, rising to Chairman of the Skövde Municipal Board during his 9 years on the council. He lost his seat in the February 1998 election, after which he moved to a job in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden.