Frederikshavn Municipality
Municipality in Denmark
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Frederikshavn Municipality (Danish: Frederikshavn Kommune) is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.
Frederikshavn Municipality
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| Coordinates: 57°26′13″N 10°23′36″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Nordjylland |
| City charter | 1818 |
| Current municipality | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Frederikshavn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jon Andersen |
| Area | |
• Total | 648.6 km2 (250.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 57,523 |
| • Density | 88.69/km2 (229.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Website | frederikshavn |
As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), it is a merger between the previous municipalities of Frederikshavn, Skagen and Sæby. The new municipality has an area of 642 km² and a total population of 57,523 (2026).[1]
The first mayor of the new municipality was Erik Sørensen (Social Democrats) until 31. December 2013. Mayor from 2026 Jon Andersen, from the agrarian liberal Venstre.
Towns
Mayor
For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.
Frederikshavn
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
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| 1 | F. E. E. Erichsen | 1870 | 1882 | By royal decree |
| 2 | Niels Tvede | 1882 | 1899 | By royal decree |
| 3 | C. A. Ramsing | 1900 | 1913 | By royal decree |
| 4 | P. E. Holsøe | 1913 | 1919 | By royal decree |
| 5 | Christen Elius Andersen | 1919 | 1920 | Conservatives |
| 6 | Johan Gustav Hassing | 1920 | 1933 | Conservatives |
| 7 | Frithjof Houmøller | 1933 | 1936 | Conservatives |
| 8 | Harald Victor Alster | 1936 | 1937 | Conservatives |
| 9 | Lars Christian Fisker | 1937 | 1950 | Social Democrats |
| 10 | Westy Beckett | 1950 | 1954 | Conservatives |
| 11 | Lars Christian Fisker | 1954 | 1960 | Social Democrats |
| 12 | Harald Jensen | 1960 | 1965 | Social Democrats |
| 13 | Christian Pedersen | 1965 | 1970 | Social Democrats |
| 14 | Villy Christensen | 1970 | 1985 | Social Democrats |
| 15 | Ove Christensen | 1986 | 1993 | Social Democrats |
| 16 | Jens Christian Larsen | 1994 | 1997 | Venstre |
| 17 | Erik Sørensen | 1998 | 2006 | Social Democrats |
| Merger | ||||
| 17 | Erik Sørensen | 2007 | 2009 | Social Democrats |
| 18 | Lars Møller | 2010 | 2013 | Venstre |
| 19 | Birgit Hansen | 2014 | 2024 | Social Democrats |
| 20 | Karsten Thomsen | 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democrats |
| Source:[2][3] | ||||
Former Skagen municipality
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iver Christensen | 1919 | 1924 | |
| 2 | Jakob Peder Jacobsen | 1924 | 1925 | Indre Mission |
| 3 | Søren Møller | 1924 | 1942 | |
| 4 | Thomas Andreasen Geisnæs | 1942 | 1946 | |
| 5 | Holger Hansen | 1946 | 1950 | |
| 6 | A. M. Nielsen | 1950 | 1958 | |
| 7 | Carl Berg | 1958 | 1968 | |
| 8 | Poul Møller | 1968 | 1972 | |
| 9 | Carl Winther | 1972 | 1974 | |
| 10 | H. Nibe Hansen | 1972 | 1974 | |
| 11 | Erik Thomsen | 1986 | 1989 | |
| 12 | H. Nibe Hansen | 1990 | 1971 | |
| 13 | Inger Støtt | 1992 | 1993 | Venstre |
| 14 | Kurt Kirkedal Jensen | 1994 | 2001 | Social Democrats |
| 18 | Hans Rex Christensen | 2002 | 2006 | Venstre |
| Source:[4] | ||||
Former Sæby municipality
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Dicksen | 1919 | 1921 | |
| 2 | N. P. Nielsen | 1921 | 1929 | |
| 3 | P. Lund | 1929 | 1933 | |
| 4 | Louis Nielsen | 1933 | 1934 | Social Democrats |
| 5 | N. P. Nielsen | 1934 | 1943 | |
| 6 | Christian Kjærsgaard | 1943 | 1943 | |
| 7 | Aage Neergaard | 1943 | 1946 | Venstre |
| 8 | Christian Kjærsgaard | 1946 | 1950 | Venstre |
| 9 | Erling Mehlsen | 1950 | 1958 | Conservatives |
| 10 | Aage Neergaard | 1958 | 1960 | Venstre |
| 11 | Laurids Christensen | 1960 | 1966 | Social Democrats |
| 12 | Erling Mehlsen | 1966 | 1970 | Conservatives |
| 13 | Ingemann Christensen | 1970 | 1974 | Venstre |
| 14 | Frede Fredborg Christensen | 1974 | 1989 | Venstre |
| 15 | Hans Krarup Olesen | 1990 | 1993 | |
| 16 | Leif Bak | 1994 | 1997 | Social Democrats |
| 17 | Folmer Hansen | 1998 | 2006 | Venstre |
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Politics
Municipal council
Frederikshavn's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.
Below is the current council composition.
Below are the municipal councils elected between the enactment of the Municipal Reform of 2007 and the 2025 Danish local elections.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A | C | D | F | O | T | U | V | Ø | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 66.8% | Erik Sørensen (A) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 64.2% | Lars Møller (V) | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 72.3% | Birgit Stenbak Hansen (A) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 71.5% | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 68.1% | Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. | ||||||||||||||
