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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 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)]

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

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

Directors of the State Administration
 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Aug 2008  Claus Rosholm                      (b. 1945)
 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

Sjælland (Zealand)

[Sjaelland Region logo (Denmark)]

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 -              Heino Knudsen                      (b. 1979)            SD

Syddanmark (South Denmark)

[Syddanmark Region Logo (Denmark)]
Logo Adopted 2009

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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