{{Short description|Regional council of Skåne County, Sweden}} {{Coord|format=dms|display=title}} {{Infobox government | government_name = Region Skåne | nativename = | government_form = Regional council | image = File:Region Skåne logo.svg | image_size = 200 | alt = | image2 = | image_size2 = | alt2 = | image3 = | image_size3 = | alt3 = | image4 = | image_size4 = | alt4 = | caption = | date = {{Start date|1999|01|01|df=y}} | date_end = | document_type = | document = | division_type = Region | division = Skåne | country = Sweden | website = [http://www.skane.se Official website] | branch1 = | branch1_label1 = | branch1_data1 = | branch1_label2 = | branch1_data2 = | branch1_label3 = | branch1_data3 = | legislature = Regional assembly | speaker = | deputy_speaker = | members_in_assembly = 149 | legislative_council = | chairman = Carl Johan Sonesson | deputy_chairman = | members_in_council = | meeting_place = Skåne Town Hall, Kristianstad | branch3 = Executive branch | leader_type = Chair | leader_title = Carl Johan Sonesson | main_body = | leader_type2 = | leader_title2 = | leader_type3 = | leader_title3 = | leader_type4 = | leader_title4 = | appointed = | headquarters = | main_organ = | departments = | branch4 = | court = | chief_justice_label = | chief_justice = | seat = | extra_courts_label = | extra_courts = }}

'''Region Skåne''' is the regional council of Skåne County in Scania, Sweden. Region Skåne was formed on 1 January 1999 by the amalgamation of the county councils of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County and some of the tasks handled by Malmö Municipality.

The regional assembly is the highest political body in the region and its members are elected by the population of Skåne Country, as opposed to the County Administrative Board (''länsstyrelsen'') which represents the interests of the state within the county, under the chairmanship of the county governor.

The region's main responsibility is for the public healthcare system, public transport and development within the region, which includes co-ordination of development of commerce, communication, culture and collaboration with other regions both in and outside of Sweden.

By devolution the newly formed region assumed some powers from the Skåne County Administrative Board, the state authority in Skåne County.

Before Region Skåne was formed in 1999 on a trial basis, the regional development was the responsibility of a Regional Association, comprising the 33 municipalities together with the then current health services principals, namely the Kristianstad and Malmöhus county councils and the Health Services authority in the City of Malmö.<ref name="RS2">Region Sk. [http://www.skane.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=43835 Democracy-Increased autonomy] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20041023113241/http://www.skane.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=43835 |date=2004-10-23 }}. Official site. Retrieved 24 August 2007.</ref>

Similar provisions had also been extended to the Region Västra Götaland and the Region Gotland during a trial period.

==Regional assembly== The regional assembly ({{langx|sv|regionfullmäktige}}, formerly ''landstingsfullmäktige'') meets at Skåne Town Hall in Kristianstad. Elections are held every fourth year in conjunction with the national and municipal elections, on the third Sunday of September.

The executive body of the Region Skåne is the Regional Executive Committee (''regionstyrelsen''). The current chair of the executive committee is Carl Johan Sonesson of the Moderate Party, who succeeded Henrik Fritzon of the Social Democratic Party following the 2018 elections. {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=5 | Region Skåne election, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/RF/lan/12|title=Val till regionfullmäktige - Slutligt valresultat - Skåne |publisher=Valmyndigheten|accessdate=2023-03-20|language=sv}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | Party !! Seats !! Votes !! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}} | | Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet || align=right | 44 || align=right | 247,972 || align=right | 29.15% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}} | | Moderaterna || align=right | 33 || align=right | 185,353 || align=right | 21.79% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}} | | Sverigedemokraterna || align=right | 30 || align=right | 169,653 || align=right | 19.94% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}} | | Vänsterpartiet || align=right | 12 || align=right | 64,486 || align=right | 7.58% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}} | | Kristdemokraterna || align=right | 9 || align=right | 49,632 || align=right | 5.83% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}} | | Liberalerna || align=right | 8 || align=right | 44,487 || align=right | 5.23% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}} | | Centerpartiet || align=right | 7|| align=right | 39,698 || align=right | 4.67% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}} | | Miljöpartiet de gröna || align=right | 6 || align=right | 31,138 || align=right | 3.66% |- | bgcolor=#eeeeee | | Others || align=right | - || align=right | 18.343|| align=right | 2.16% |- ! colspan=2 | Total || align=right | 149 || align=right | 850,762 || align=right | 100% |- ! colspan=3 | Turnout || align=right | 864,286 || align=right | 79.19% |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=5 | Skåne Regional Council election, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/L/lan/12/valda.html|title=Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Skåne län - Valda 2018|publisher=Valmyndigheten|accessdate=2019-07-07|language=sv}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | Party !! Seats !! Votes !! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}} | | Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet || align=right | 41 || align=right | 230,625 || align=right | 27.31% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}} | | Moderaterna || align=right | 34 || align=right | 190,857 || align=right | 22.60% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}} | | Sverigedemokraterna || align=right | 30 || align=right | 166,195 || align=right | 19.68% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}} | | Vänsterpartiet || align=right | 10 || align=right | 56,745 || align=right | 6.72% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}} | | Liberalerna || align=right | 10 || align=right | 53,468 || align=right | 6.33% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}} | | Centerpartiet || align=right | 10|| align=right | 53,400 || align=right | 6.32% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}} | | Kristdemokraterna || align=right | 8 || align=right | 45,717 || align=right | 5.41% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}} | | Miljöpartiet de gröna || align=right | 6 || align=right | 34,496 || align=right | 4.08% |- | bgcolor=#eeeeee | | Others || align=right | - || align=right | 13,098|| align=right | 1.55% |- ! colspan=2 | Total || align=right | 149 || align=right | 844,602 || align=right | 100% |- ! colspan=3 | Turnout || align=right | 857,300 || align=right | 82.64% |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=5 | Region Skåne election, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/L/lan/12/valda.html|title=Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Skåne län - Valda 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|accessdate=2019-07-07|language=sv}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | Party !! Seats !! Votes !! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}} | | Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet || align=right | 51 || align=right | 257,704 || align=right | 32.38% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}} | | Moderaterna || align=right | 35 || align=right | 177,657 || align=right | 22.32% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}} | | Sverigedemokraterna || align=right | 23 || align=right | 115,735 || align=right | 14.54% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}} | | Miljöpartiet de gröna || align=right | 11 || align=right | 52,987 || align=right | 6.66% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}} | | Folkpartiet liberalerna || align=right | 9 || align=right | 47,199 || align=right | 5.93% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}} | | Vänsterpartiet || align=right | 8 || align=right | 42,324 || align=right | 5.32% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}} | | Centerpartiet || align=right | 7|| align=right | 33,570 || align=right | 4.22% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}} | | Kristdemokraterna || align=right | 5 || align=right | 26,094 || align=right | 3.28% |- | bgcolor=#eeeeee | | Others || align=right | - || align=right | 42,718 || align=right | 5.37% |- ! colspan=2 | Total || align=right | 149 || align=right | 795,988 || align=right | 100% |- ! colspan=3 | Turnout || align=right | 808,239 || align=right | 80.51% |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=5 | Region Skåne election, 2010<ref name="val2010">{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/L/lan/12/valda.html|title=Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Skåne län - Valda 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|accessdate=2019-07-07|language=sv}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | Party !! Seats !! Votes !! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}} | | Moderaterna || align=right | 48 || align=right | 232,743 || align=right | 30.89% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}} | | Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet || align=right | 47 || align=right | 230,133 || align=right | 30.54% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}} | | Sverigedemokraterna || align=right | 14 || align=right | 69,928 || align=right | 9.28% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}} | | Folkpartiet liberalerna || align=right | 12 || align=right | 58,962 || align=right | 7.82% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}} | | Miljöpartiet de gröna || align=right | 10 || align=right | 49,994 || align=right | 6.63% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}} | | Centerpartiet || align=right | 7|| align=right | 34,213 || align=right | 4.54% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}} | | Vänsterpartiet || align=right | 6 || align=right | 29,415 || align=right | 3.90% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}} | | Kristdemokraterna || align=right | 5 || align=right | 26,283 || align=right | 3.49% |- | bgcolor=#eeeeee | | Others || align=right | - || align=right | 21,876 || align=right | 2.90% |- ! colspan=2 | Total || align=right | 149 || align=right | 753,547 || align=right | 100% |- ! colspan=3 | Turnout || align=right | 767,163 || align=right | 79.00% |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=7 | Region Skåne election, 2006<ref name="val2010" /> |- ! colspan=2 | Party !! Seats !! Votes !! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}} | | Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet || align=right | 53 || align=right | 240,312 || align=right | 34.4% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}} | | Moderaterna || align=right | 43 || align=right | 195,014 || align=right | 27.9% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}} | | Folkpartiet liberalerna || align=right | 13 || align=right | 59,065 || align=right | 8.5% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}} | | Sverigedemokraterna || align=right | 10 || align=right | 45,945 || align=right | 6.6% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}} | | Centerpartiet || align=right | 9 || align=right | 41,154 || align=right | 5.9% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}} | | Kristdemokraterna || align=right | 7 || align=right | 32,878 || align=right | 4.7% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}} | | Miljöpartiet de gröna || align=right | 7 || align=right | 30,670 || align=right | 4.4% |- | bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}} | | Vänsterpartiet || align=right | 7 || align=right | 29,325 || align=right | 4.2% |- | bgcolor=#eeeeee | | Others || align=right | - || align=right | 24,127 || align=right | 3.4% |- ! colspan=2 | Total || align=right | 149 || align=right | 698,490 || align=right | 100% |- ! colspan=3 | Turnout || align=right | 715,859 || align=right | 77.6% |}

==See also== * Politics of Sweden * Elections in Sweden

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website}} * [http://www.skane.se/en Official website in English]

{{Landsting}} {{Authority control}}

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