Counties of Denmark 1970 - 2006 Note: from 1 Apr 1970 to 31 Dec 2006 Denmark was divided into 13 counties (Amt; plural: Amter) headed by a County Mayor (Amtsborgmester; plural: Amtsborgmestre); 2 special municipalities (Copenhagen and Frederiksberg) headed by a Mayor (Borgmester; plural: Borgmestre) and from 1 Jan 2003, 1 regional municipality (regionskommune)(Bornholm) headed by a Regional Mayor (Regionsborgmester). The Governor (Statsamtmand) was the representative of the central government and had no executive functions, but did oversee the municipalities within the Amt and had some administrative duties. The five regions established on 1 Jan 2007 replaced the counties. Party abbreviations: KF = Conservative People's Party (center-right, est.1916); LP-V = Danmarks Liberale Parti "Venstre" (Liberal Party of Denmark-Left, moderate-liberal, est.1870 as Agrarian Party); RV = Radikale Venestre (Radical Left [Liberal] Party, social-liberal, est. 1905); SD = Socialdemokratiet i Danmark (Social Democracy in Denmark, social-democratic); SF = Socialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist People's Party, socialist) Counties Arhus (Aarhus) 1 Jan 2007 Divided between Regions Midtjyland and Nordjylland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 1981 Niels K. Møllmann (b. 1913 – d. 1990) 1981 - 1999 Leif Groth (b. 1930) 1999 - 31 Dec 2006 Peter Christensen (b. 1945) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1981 Robert Svane Hansen (b. 1910 - d. 1984) SD 1 Jan 1981 - 31 Dec 1997 Ib Frederiksen (b. 1927) SD 1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Johannes Flensted-Jensen (b. 1944) SD Frederiksborg 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Hovedstaden. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 28 Feb 1982 Jørgen Elkjær-Larsen (b. 1912 - d. 1988) 1 Mar 1982 - 30 Jun 1993 Helge Odel (b. 1923) 1 Jul 1993 - 30 Jun 1998 Jørgen Harder Rasmussen (b. 1928) 1 Jul 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Christian Trønning (b. 1947) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1978 Hans Andersen LP-V 1 Apr 1978 - 21 Aug 1982 Svenn Schmidt (b. 1919 - d. 1982) KF 22 Aug 1982 - 8 Sep 1982 Jørgen Christiansen (1st time) LP-V (acting) 9 Sep 1982 - 31 Dec 1985 Bent Løber (b. 1929) KF 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1989 Jørgen Christiansen (2nd time) LP-V 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1997 Kirsten Ebbensgaard (f) (b. 1939) KF 1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2001 Lars Løkke Rasmussen (b. 1964) LP-V 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2006 Jørgen Christensen (b. 1950) LP-V Fyns (Funen) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Syddanmark. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Jul 1975 Jakob T. Højrup (b. 1905 - d. 1999) 1 Aug 1975 - 13 Feb 1979 Tyge Haarlev (b. 1910 - d. 1979) 14 Feb 1979 - 30 Jun 1989 Louis Anker Heegaard (b. 1919 - d. 1990) (acting to 1 Jun 1981) 1 Jul 1989 - 31 Jul 1999 Christian Hyltoft (b. 1929 - d. 2007) 1 Aug 1999 - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen (f) (b. 1941) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1974 Edvard Rasmussen (b. 1902 - d. 1990) SD 1 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Jens Peter Fisker (b. 1930) SD 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001 Karen Nøhr (f) (b. 1933) RV 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Jan Boye (b. 1962) KF 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Poul Weber (b. 1949) LP-V Københavns (Copenhagen County) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Hovedstaden. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 30 Sep 1980 Børge Hancke Rossel (b. 1910 – d. 2002) 1 Oct 1980 - 28 Feb 1994 Henning Strøm (b. 1925) (acting to 1 Jun 1981) 1 Mar 1994 - 31 Dec 1996 Søren Christensen (b. 1940) 1 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 2006 Bente Flindt Sørensen (b. 1943) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 27 Aug 1972 Poul Stochholm (b. 1904 - d. 1974) KF 28 Aug 1972 - 31 Mar 1974 Viggo Hauch (b. 1905 - d. 1985) LP-V 1 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Per Kaalund (b. 1937) SD 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (f) (b. 1945) SD Nordjyllands (North Jutland) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Nordjylland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 17 Jun 1977 Jens Andreas Lorck (b. 1912 - d. 1977) 18 Jun 1977 - 31 Jul 1979 Johan Friderich Erichsen (b. 1927 - d. 2001) 1 Aug 1979 - 31 Aug 1996 Hans Jakob Lassen (b. 1926) 1 Sep 1996 - 31 Dec 2006 Claus Rosholm (b. 1945) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1978 Grete Kirketerp Nielsen (f) (b. 1910 - d. 1998) LP-V 1 Apr 1978 - 22 Mar 1983 Jens M. Nielsen (b. 1919 - d. 1983) SD 23 Mar 1983 - 31 Dec 1997 Søren Madsen (b. 1922 – d. 2002) SD 1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Orla Hav (b. 1952) SD Ribe 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Syddanmark. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 8 Feb 1977 Ebbe Morten Edelberg (b. 1909 - d. 1977) 9 Feb 1977 - 31 Jul 1977 Christian Hyltoft (acting) (b. 1929 – d. 2007) 1 Aug 1977 - 1 Jun 2006 Henrik Moltke-Leth (b. 1939) (acting to 1 Jun 1981) 2 Jun 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen (f)(acting) (b. 1941) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 15 Nov 1972 Kaj Knudsen (b. 1929 - d. 1972) LP-V 16 Nov 1972 - 31 Dec 1989 Frode Madsen (b. 1921) LP-V 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1993 Poul Erling Christensen (b. 1933) KF 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Laurits Tørnæs (b. 1936) LP-V Ringkøbing 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Midtjyland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 30 Sep 1979 Arthur Johan Bach (b. 1909 – d. 1985) 1 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1996 Thomas Christian Opstrup (b. 1930) 1 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 2006 Knud Jessen (b. 1943) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1981 Aage Ebbensgaard (b. 1910 - d. 1990) LP-V 1 Jan 1982 - 9 Dec 1983 Lars Agerskov (b. 1928 - d. 1983) LP-V 10 Dec 1983 - 1992 Anton Kristensen (b. 1921) LP-V 1992 - May 1996 Svend Erik Kristensen (b. 1932 - d. 2001) LP-V May 1996 - 31 Dec 2006 Knud Munk Nielsen (b. 1938) LP-V Roskilde 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Sjælland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 28 Feb 1978 Mogens Julius Clausen (b. 1908 - d. 1987) 1 Mar 1978 - 30 Jun 1989 Christian Hyltoft (b. 1929 - d. 2007) 1 Jul 1989 - 31 Dec 2005 Niels Bentsen (b. 1936) 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen (f)(acting) (b. 1944) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 9 Aug 1981 Børge Ebbe Juel Hansen (b. 1921 - d. 1981) SD 10 Aug 1981 - 31 Dec 1981 Erik Petersen (b. 1922) SD 1 Jan 1982 - 31 Dec 1985 Svend Jørgensen (1st time) (b. 1926 - d. 2003) RV 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1993 Ib Vindelev (b. 1935 - d. 1995) SD 1 Jan 1994 - 30 Jun 1994 Svend Jørgensen (2nd time) (s.a.) RV 1 Jul 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Kristian Ebbensgaard (b. 1943) LP-V Sønderjyllands (South Jutland) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Syddanmark. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Oct 1981 Cai A. Vagn-Hansen (b. 1911 - d. 1990) 1 Nov 1981 - 31 May 2001 Ole Perch Nielsen (b. 1931 - d. 2004) 1 Jun 2001 - 31 Dec 2005 Torben Sørensen (b. 1960) 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen (f)(acting) (b. 1941) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 1 Dec 1981 Erik Jessen (b. 1920 - d. 2002) LP-V 2 Dec 1981 - 30 Jun 2000 Kresten Philipsen (b. 1945) LP-V 1 Jul 2000 - 31 Dec 2006 Carl Holst (b. 1970) LP-V Storstrøms 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Sjælland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Jul 1980 Poul Hugo Lundsteen (b. 1910 - d. 1998) 1 Aug 1980 - 1991 Werner Willerslew Olsen (b. 1940) (acting to 1 Jun 1981) 1991 - 23 Sep 2005 Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt (b. 1941) 24 Sep 2005 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen (f)(acting) (b. 1944) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1983 Søren Trolborg (b. 1920) SD 1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1997 Poul Christensen (b. 1942) SD 1 Jan 1998 - 14 Sep 2004 Ivan Olsen (b. 1938) SD 15 Sep 2004 - 31 Dec 2006 Bent Normann Olsen (b. 1943) SD Vejle 1 Jan 2007 Divided between Regions Midtjyland and Sjælland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1980 Arne Magnus Wamberg (b. 1910 – d. 1996) 1 Apr 1980 - 31 Dec 2006 Erik Toftgaard (b. 1940) (acting to 1 Jun 1981) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1974 Aksel Buhl (b. 1909 - d. 1994) LP-V 1 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Erling Tiedemann (b. 1932) LP-V 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Otto Herskind Jørgensen (b. 1932) LP-V Vestsjællands (West Sealand) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Sjælland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 30 Nov 1978 Vilhelm Ferdinand Wedell- (b. 1908 - d. 2000) Wedellsborg 1 Dec 1978 - Oct 2001 Bodil Norup Panild (f) (b. 1924 - d. 2003) Oct 2001 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen (f) (b. 1944) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 19 Sep 1974 Jørgen Herman Monrad (b. 1910 - d. 1974) LP-V 20 Sep 1974 - 31 Dec 1985 Hans Kjeld Brinth (b. 1929) LP-V 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1989 Søren Eriksen (1st time) (b. 1942) SD 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1993 Henning Tellerup (b. 1930) KF 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001 Søren Eriksen (2nd time) (s.a.) SD 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2006 Hans Jørgen Holm (b. 1941) LP-V Viborg 1 Jan 2007 Divided between Regions Midtjyland and Nordjylland. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Oct 1981 Florian Martensen-Larsen (b. 1911 – d. 1998) 1 Nov 1981 - 31 Dec 1987 Jørgen Hansen Koch (b. 1926) 1 Jan 1988 - 31 May 1995 Karl Johan Christensen (b. 1925 – d. 1997) 1 Jun 1995 - 1 Oct 2004 Bent Klinte (b. 1939) 2 Oct 2004 - 31 Dec 2006 Erik Møller (b. 1941) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1989 Peter E. Eriksen (b. 1920 - d. 1994) LP-V 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 2006 Bent Hansen (b. 1948) SD Regional Municipality Bornholm 1 Apr 1970 Bornholm Amt. 1 Jan 2003 Bornholm Regionskommune (Regional Municipality). 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Hovedstaden. Governors 1 Apr 1970 - 1985 Niels Elkær-Hansen (b. 1915) 1985 - 31 Oct 1997 Johan Friedrich Erichsen (b. 1927 – d. 2001) 1 Nov 1997 - 31 Dec 2005 Jørgen Frejo Varder (b. 1939) 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Bente Flindt Sørensen (f) (b. 1943) County Mayors 1 Apr 1970 - 8 Aug 1971 Hans Pihl (b. 1918 - d. 1971) 9 Aug 1971 - 31 Dec 1989 .... 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 2002 Knud Andersen (b. 1947) LP-V Regional Mayor 1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2006 Thomas Thors (b. 1949) SD Special Municipalities Frederiksberg Kommune 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Hovedstaden. Mayors 1919 - 1936 Marius Godskesen (b. 1861 - d. 1937) KF 1936 - 1948 Vilhelm Fischer (b. 1877 - d. 1969) KF 1948 - 1950 Aksel Møller (1st time) (b. 1906 - d. 1958) KF 1950 - 1954 Arne Stæhr Johansen (1st time) (b. 1907 - d. 1995) KF 1954 - 1958 Aksel Møller (2nd time) (s.a.) KF 1958 - 1978 Arne Stæhr Johansen (2nd time) (s.a.) KF 1978 - 31 Dec 2000 Jørgen Winther (b. 1945) KF 1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2006 Mads Lebech (b. 1967) KF Staden København (Copenhagen City) 1 Jan 2007 Part of Region Hovedstaden. Lord Mayors (Overborgmester) 1938 - 1946 Viggo Christensen 1946 - 1956 Hans Peter Sørensen (b. 1886 - d. 1962) SD 1956 - 1962 Sigvard Munk (b. 1891 - d. 1983) SD 1962 - 1976 Urban Hansen (b. 1908 - d. 1986) SD 1976 - 1989 Egon Weidekamp (b. 1921 - d. 2000) SD 1989 - 2004 Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (b. 1951) SD 25 Oct 2004 - 27 Oct 2004 Hellen Hedeman (f) (acting) SF 27 Oct 2004 - 31 Dec 2005 Lars Engberg SD 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 Ritt Bjerregaard (f) (b. 1941) SD Overseas Countries Færoes: see separate page Grønland (Greenland): see separate page ©2007 Ben Cahoon |