State or region
Regional Council of Hovedstaden
- Danish: Regionsråd Hovedstaden
Governs Capital Region of Denmark
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What it can't do
This region merges with its neighbour into Region Østdanmark (Eastern Denmark) on 1 January 2027. The council elected in 2021 stays in office through 2026; the 47-member Østdanmark council elected on 18 November 2025 prepares the merger.
Who sits on it
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41 members of the Regional Council
Elected
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Chair of the Regional Council
Chosen by the council from among its members
- LG Lars Gaardhøj Chair of the Regional Council S
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Sources for who sits on it
- Member of the Regional Council en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Chair of the Regional Council en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Lars Gaardhøj as Chair of the Regional Council
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What it can do
- Regional health care and development
Runs the region's hospitals, psychiatric services and health insurance-funded practitioners, and regional development (Act on Regions, Regionsloven).
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Sources for what it can do
- Regional health care and development ft.dk · checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Regional councils: Wikipedia Regions of Denmark and da.wikipedia Regionsrådsvalget 2025, read 2026-10-12 (fallback; danskeregioner.dk not read); Constitution of Denmark for Folketing, Government, Supreme Court. For: Regional Council of Hovedstaden, Member of the Regional Council, Chair of the Regional Council
- lex.dk · checked Lex (Den Store Danske), Region Østdanmark, read 2026-10-12: merger of Hovedstaden and Sjælland on 1 Jan 2027. For: What it can't do
- oda.ft.dk · checked Danish names: Folketinget ODA (ministerial titles, party names); other Danish names are standard official names of the bodies (ft.dk, regioner.dk). For: Regional Council of Hovedstaden in Danish
- ft.dk · checked Constitutional Act of Denmark (Grundloven) sections 3, 12-15, 32, 41, 43, 45, 63; Act on Regions for regional powers; read 2026-10-12. For: Regional health care and development
- altinget.dk · checked Altinget, "Ledelsen i Region Østdanmark er på plads", 4 February 2026, read 2026-10-12 (search result): Lars Gaardhøj (S) quoted as regionsrådsformand of Region Hovedstaden. Fallback: regionh.dk blocks automated fetching (security check redirect). For: Lars Gaardhøj as Chair of the Regional Council
- regional-indsigt.dk · checked Regional council chairs 2026-29 (Midtjylland, Nordjylland, Syddanmark: terms from 1 Jan 2026); Hovedstaden (Lars Gaardhøj) and Sjælland (Trine Birk Andersen) chairs from lex.dk and press release, start dates unknown; Supreme Court president start 2022-11-01 per Altinget; King since 2024-01-14; read 2026-10-12. For: Lars Gaardhøj as Chair of the Regional Council
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