State or region
Chair of the Regional Council
- Danish: Regionsrådsformand
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the council from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the regional council from among its members at its constituent meeting. The chair is the region's political leader.
- Chosen by
- Regional Council of Hovedstaden
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Lars Gaardhøj S Report Source: altinget.dk, checked (+1 more)
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: Chair of the Regional Council
- 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: Chair of the Regional Council in Danish
- 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, current term
- 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, current term
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