Jan Boye was a Danish

Denmark

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 politician

Politician

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, representing the Conservative Party

Conservative People's Party (Denmark)

The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...

. From 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009, he was mayor of Odense

Odense Municipality

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, Denmark's third largest city. He served as County Mayor of Funen County

Funen County

Fyns Amt is a former county 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, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished...

 from 2001-05. He also served as the chairman of Dansk Håndbold Forbund from June 2011 to his death.

In the Danish municipal elections on 15 November 2005, Boye was the Conservative candidate as new mayor

Mayor

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 of Odense

Odense

The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

, Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

's capital and Denmark's third largest city; challenging the ruling Social Democratic

Social Democrats (Denmark)

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 mayor, Anker Boye

Anker Boye

Anker Boye is a Danish politician representing the Social Democratic Party. He is a painter by profession.Anker Boye was elected as mayor of Odense, Denmark's third-largest city, in 1993 and served in that capacity until 2005. In 2001, he got a historic number of votes and carried almost all...

 (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 resulted in a tie with both wings holding 14 of the 29 seats. Ultimately, Erik Simonsen, representing the Social Liberal Party

Det Radikale Venstre

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, decided to turn down an offer from the Social Democrats offering to support Simonsen as new mayor, and offered his support to Boye. He was the first non-Social Democratic mayor of Odense since 1937. In the 2009-municipality election, Jan Boye lost the election to former mayor Anker Boye

Anker Boye

Anker Boye is a Danish politician representing the Social Democratic Party. He is a painter by profession.Anker Boye was elected as mayor of Odense, Denmark's third-largest city, in 1993 and served in that capacity until 2005. In 2001, he got a historic number of votes and carried almost all...

. The Conservatives lost 4 seats, while the Socialdemocrats reclaimed their position as the biggest party in the municipality with their 10 seats.

Boye was a medical doctor

Physician

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 by profession. He was also known as an international handball

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 referee

Referee

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, and served in that capacity in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

Sydney

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, and in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens

Athens

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.

In June 2011 he was elected new chairman of the Danish Handball Federation, Dansk Håndbold Forbund.

On 7 October 2011 Boye suffered a brain hemorrhage. He died from the complications on 22 October 2011.