Bo Libergren (born April 29, 1969) is a Danish

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, representing the Liberal party '' Venstre'' who in November 2023 was elected as

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of the regional council of the

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having previously been serving as acting chairman in the same capacity from March until July 2023. He was elected to the county council of

Funen County Funen County () is a former county (Danish: '' amt'') in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited. The county was formed on 1 April 1970, com ...

in 1994 and returned in 1998 and 2001. From 2001 to 2006 he served as chairman of the county's newly created committee of disease prevention. In the Danish municipal elections on 15 November 2005 he stood for the new regional council of the Region of Southern Denmark and was elected, more than tripling his number of votes from the election in 2001. He has been reelected in every election since then. Between 2014 and 2017 Libergren also represented Venstre in the city council of the Municipality of Odense. He was a candidate in the 2019 Danish general election but failed to be elected to the Danish

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. Bo Libergren is a

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by profession. He has served in several other capacities, including national treasurer of Venstres Ungdom in the early 1990s and

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of The National Union of Danish School Pupils (in Danish: ''Folkeskoleelevernes Landsorganisation'' (FLO)) 1984–1986.

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Official webpage
1969 births Living people Politicians from Odense Venstre (Denmark) politicians Danish municipal councillors {{Denmark-politician-stub