Rulers: Denmark
Regions
Note: The five regions came into existence 1 Jan 2007. Each is headed by a director of the state administration (direktør for statsforvaltningen) and a chairman of the Regional Council (regionsrådsformand).
Party abbreviations: S=Social Democracy, V=Venstre (Right Liberals)
Hovedstaden
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Bente Flindt Sørensen (f) (b. 1943)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Vibeke Storm Rasmussen (f) S (b. 1945)
Midtjylland
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Torben Sørensen (b. 1960)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Bent Hansen S (b. 1948)
Nordjylland
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 S (b. 1952)
3 Dec 2007 - Ulla Astman (f) S (b. 1970)
Sjælland
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Vibeke Larsen (f) (b. 1944)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Kristian Ebbensgaard V (b. 1943)
Syddanmark
Director of the State Administration
1 Jan 2007 - Ninna Würtzen (f) (b. 1941)
Chairman of the Regional Council
1 Jan 2007 - Carl Holst V (b. 1970)