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Regions of Denmark

Regions Hovedstaden - Midtjylland - Nordjylland - Sjælland - Syddanmark -

Note: The five regions established on 1 Jan 2007 replaced the former divisions (13 counties, 2 municipalities and 1 regional municipality) that existed until 31 Dec 2006. Each is headed by aDirector of State Administration (Direktør for statsforvaltningen) and a Chairman of the Regional Council (Regionsformand).
Party abbreviations: LP-V = Danmarks Liberale Parti "Venstre" (Liberal Party of Denmark-Left, moderate-liberal, est.1870 as Agrarian Party); SD = Socialdemokratiet i Danmark (Social Democracy in Denmark, social-democratic)

Hovedstaden (Danish Capital Region/Copenhagen Capital Region)
Director of the State Administration 1 Jan 2007 - Bente Flindt Sørensen (b. 1943)
Chairman of the Regional Council 1 Jan 2007 - Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (f) (b. 1945) SD

Midtjylland (Central Jutland)
[Midtjylland Region (Denmark)]

Adopted 2009
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Torben Sørensen (b. 1960)
Chairman of the Regional Council 1 Jan 2007 - Bent Hansen (b. 1948) SD

Nordjylland (North Jutland)

[Nordjylland Region (Denmark)]

Adopted 2009
Director of the State Administration 1 Jan 2007 - Claus Rosholm (b. 1945)
Chairmen of the Regional Council 1 Jan 2007 - 3 Dec 2007 Orla Hav (b. 1952) SD
3 Dec 2007 - Ulla Astman (f) (b. 1970) SD

Sjælland (Zealand)
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Vibeke Larsen (f) (b. 1944)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Kristian Ebbensgaard (b. 1943) LP-V

Syddanmark (South Denmark)
[Syddanmark Region (Denmarrk)]

Adopted 2009
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Ninna Würtzen (f) (b. 1941)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Carl Holst (b. 1970) LP-V