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)