Anders Kühnau

Anders Kühnau Hansen is a Danish politician and the chairperson of the regionsråd 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.
At the 2017 Danish local elections, he was elected chairperson. He was chosen as the socialdemocratic candidate to replace Bent Hansen.