Jan Boye

Jan Boye (born 19 January, 1962) is a Danish politician, representing the Conservative Party. Since 1 January 2006, he has been mayor of Odense, Denmark's third largest city. He served as County Mayor of Funen County from 2001 to 2005.

In the Danish municipal elections on 15 November 2005, Jan Boye was the Conservative candidate as new mayor of Odense, Funen's capital and Denmark's third largest city; challenging the ruling Social Democratic mayor, Anker Boye (no relation). The election was a great success for the Conservatives with the party gaining eleven seats in the City Council compared to five in the 2001 election. The election did, however, result in a tie with both wings holding 14 of the 29 seats. Ultimately, Erik Simonsen, representing the Social Liberal Party, decided to turn down an offer from the Social Democrats offering to support Simonsen as new mayor, and offered his support to Jan Boye. [cite news | title=Jan Boye ny borgmester i Odense | url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/politik/article166527.ece | publisher=Ekstra Bladet | date=2005-11-16 | accessdate=2006-10-27 | language = Danish] Jan Boye is the first non-Social Democratic mayor of Odense since 1937.

Jan Boye is a medical doctor by profession. He is also an international handball referee, and served in that capacity in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

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