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Regions: Hovedstaden - Midtjylland - Nordjylland - Sjaelland - 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 region is headed by a chairman of the Regional Council (regionsrådsformand) and until 1 Jul 2013 a director of the state administration (direktør for statsforvaltningen).

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, est.1871)

Hovedstaden (Capital Region)

[Hovedstaden Region Logo (Denmark)]
Hovedstaden Logo

[Hovedstaden Region Logo Variant (Denmark)]
Variant

 1 Jan 2007                Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region) established (composed of
                             the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, the former
                             counties of Copenhagen and Frederiksborg, and the regional
                             municipality of Bornholm).

Directors of the State Administration
 1 Jan 2007 - 31 May 2010  Bente Flindt Sørensen (f)          (b. 1943)
 1 Jun 2010 -  1 Jul 2013  Niels Preisler                     (b. 1951)
Chairmen of the Regional Council
 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2013  Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (f)         (b. 1945)            SD
 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Jul 2021  Sophie Haestorp Andersen (f)       (b. 1974)            SD
 1 Aug 2021 -              Lars Gaardhøj                      (b. 1974)            SD

Midtjylland (Central Jutland)
 

[Midtjylland Region Logo (Denmark)]
Logo Adopted 2009

 1 Jan 2007                Region Midtjylland (Mid-Jutland) established (composed of
                             the former counties of Ringkjøbing and Aarhus [except the western
                             half of Mariager municipality], most of the former county of
                             Viborg, and the northern half of Vejle county).

Director of the State Administration
 1 Jan 2007 -  1 Jul 2013  Torben Sørensen                     (b. 1960) 

Chairmen of the Regional Council
 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2017  Bent Hansen                         (b. 1948)            SD
 1 Jan 2018 -              Anders Kühnau                       (b. 1981)            SD

Nordjylland (North Jutland)

[Nordjylland Region Logo (Denmark)]
Logo Adopted 2009

 1 Jan 2007                Region Nordjylland (North Jutland) established (composed of
                             former Nordjylland county and parts of the former Viborg county).

Directors of the State Administration
 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Aug 2008  Claus Henrik Rosholm               (b. 1945 - d. 2023)
 1 Sep 2008 -  1 Jul 2013  Leif Sondrup                       (b. 1952) 

 Chairmen of the Regional Council
 1 Jan 2007 -  3 Dec 2007  Orla Hav                           (b. 1952)            SD
 3 Dec 2007 - 31 Dec 2021  Ulla Astman (f)                    (b. 1970)            SD
 1 Jan 2022 -              Mads Duedahl                       (b. 1984)            LP-V

Sjaelland (Zealand)

[Sjaelland Region logo (Denmark)]

 1 Jan 2007                Region Sjaelland (Zealand) established (composed of the former
                             counties of Roskilde, Storstrøm, and Vestsjaelland).

Directors of the State Administration
  1 Jan 2007 -  1 Oct 2010  Vibeke Larsen (f)                  (b. 1944)
 15 Nov 2010 -  1 Jul 2013  Helle Haxgart (f)                  (b. 1966)
Chairmen of the Regional Council
  1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2009  Kristian Ebbensgaard               (b. 1943)            LP-V
  1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2013  Steen Bach Nielsen                 (b. 1944)            SD
 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2017  Jens Stenbaek                      (b. 1959)            LP-V
 1 Jan 2018 - 24 Sep 2024  Heino Knudsen                      (b. 1979)            SD
24 Sep 2024 -              Trine Birk Andersen (f)            (b. 1974)            SD

Syddanmark (South Denmark)

[Syddanmark Region Logo (Denmark)]
Logo Adopted 2009

 1 Jan 2007                Region Syddanmark (South Denmark) established (composed of
                             former counties of Fyn, Ribe and Sønderjylland, and
                             part of the former Vejle county).

Director of the State Administration
  1 Jan 2007 -  1 Jul 2013  Ninna Würtzen (f)                  (b. 1941) 

Chairmen of the Regional Council
  1 Jan 2007 - 22 Jun 2015  Carl Holst                         (b. 1970)            LP-V
 22 Jun 2015 - 27 Nov 2023  Stephanie Lose (f)                 (b. 1982)            LP-V
 9 Mar 2023 -  1 Aug 2023  Bo Libergren                       (b. 1969)            LP-V
                             (acting for Lose)
27 Nov 2023 -              Bo Libergren                       (s.a.)               LP-V





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