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The Skåne Regional Council (Region Skåne) is the County Council of Skåne County in Sweden.Region Skåne (or formally Skåne läns landsting) was created on January 1 1999 by the amalgamation of the County councils of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County and some of the tasks handled by Malmö Municipality.Its county assembly is the highest political body in the region and its members are elected by the Scanians themselves as opposed to the County Administrative Board (länsstyrelsen) that guards the interest of the state in the region under the chairmanship of the county governor.The regional council’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.