Anders Kühnau Hansen (born 12 August 1981) is a Danish politician and the chairperson of the regionsråd (regional parliament) of Central Denmark Region since 2018. He is elected on behalf of the Danish Social Democrats. He has been a member of the regionsråd since 2006.
Biography Kühnau started the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark, where he was the chairperson of the Aarhus department from 1999 to 2001. In 2000 he started studying Political Science at Aarhus University, where he finished his degree in 2008.
In 2005 he was elected for the regionsråd, and became the Social Democrats political spokesperson in 2009.
In 2013 he was elected for the Horsens Municipal Council, where he held the position for a single period. In 2016 he became the vice-chairperson of the Central Jutland regionsråd.Bent Hansens afløser kørt i stilling, Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer, 28 September 2016
At the 2017 Danish local elections, he was elected chairperson. He was chosen as the socialdemocratic candidate to replace Bent Hansen.
References
External links Ekspert: Det trækker op til et Bent Hansen-farvel i utide , TV2 Østjylland, 22 December 2016 Anders Kühnau: Jeg er stolt og klar til opgaven, Jyllands-Posten, 3 January 2017 Skæbnevalg for Bent H - Hvilken vej vil han gå? Randers Amtsavis, 12 December 2016 Presentation by Anders Kühnau on FT.dk