Anders Kühnau Hansen (born 12 August 1981 in

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) is a Danish politician and the chairperson of the ''regionsråd'' (regional parliament) of

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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 1999-2001. In 2000 he started studying

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, where he finished his degree in 2008. In 2005 he was elected for the ''regionsråd'', and became the Social Democrats political spokeperson 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. At the 2017 Danish local elections, he was elected chairperson. He was chosen as the socialdemocratic candidate to replace Bent Hansen.

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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
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