Career
On June 7, 2004, Jens Kramer Mikkelsen announced that he wouldn"t run for the municipal elections in 2005, but that he would continue in office until the end of his period on December 31, 2005. However, on September 27, 2004 he announced that he would resign both from the city council and thus from office as of November 15 to become Chief Executive Officer of Ørestadsselskabet. His successor until the elections as lord mayor was Lars Engberg.
In the elections of 2001, Jens Kramer Mikkelsen got 27,417 personal votes.
