Regions of Denmark 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 a Director 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) 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) 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) 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 ©2007 Ben Cahoon |