List of lord mayors of Copenhagen

Lord mayor of Copenhagen Københavns Overborgmester
File:Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, 2013-12-04.jpg Incumbent Sophie Hæstorp Andersen since 1 January 2022
Member of	Copenhagen City Council
Seat	Copenhagen City Hall
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	4 years renewable
Precursor	Copenhagen Upper Presidium
Formation	1938
First holder	Viggo Christensen
Website	Official website

The lord mayor of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Overborgmester) is the city's mayor and the leader of the Copenhagen City Council. Established in 1938, all lord mayors have since belonged to the Social Democratic Party.

List

№		Lord Mayor of Copenhagen	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election	Ref
1	Christensen, ViggoViggo Christensen (1880–1967)	1 April 1938	25 April 1946		Social Democrats	1937 1943
2	Hans Peter Sørensen	Sørensen, HansHans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962)	25 April 1946	31 May 1956		Social Democrats	1946 1950 1954
3	Munk, SigvardSigvard Munk (1891–1983)	1 June 1956	26 April 1962		Social Democrats	1958
4	Hansen, UrbanUrban Hansen (1908–1986)	26 April 1962	31 March 1976		Social Democrats	1962 1966 1970 1974
5	Egon Weidekamp	Weidekamp, EgonEgon Weidekamp (1921–2000)	1 April 1976	14 February 1989		Social Democrats	1978 1981 1985
6	Jens Kramer Mikkelsen	Mikkelsen, JensJens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951)	15 February 1989	24 October 2004		Social Democrats	1989 1993 1997 2001
–	Hedemann, HellenHellen Hedemann (Acting) (born 1953)	25 October 2004	26 October 2004	2 days	Socialist People's	–	–
7	Engberg, LarsLars Engberg (1943–2017)	26 October 2004	31 December 2005		Social Democrats	–
8	Ritt Bjerregaard	Bjerregaard, RittRitt Bjerregaard (1941–2023)	1 January 2006	31 December 2009		Social Democrats	2005
9	Frank Jensen	Jensen, FrankFrank Jensen (born 1961)	1 January 2010	19 October 2020		Social Democrats	2009 2013 2017
–	Lars Weiss	Weiss, LarsLars Weiss (Acting) (born 1971)	19 October 2020	1 January 2022		Social Democrats	–
10	Sophie Hæstorp Andersen	Weiss, LarsSophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 1974)	1 January 2022	Incumbent		Social Democrats	2021

Current mayors

As of the municipal elections of November 19, 2013, Copenhagen has the following mayors:

• Lord mayor: Frank Jensen (Social Democratic Party)
• Mayor of Culture: Franciska Rosenkilde (The Alternative)
• Mayor of Children and Youths: Pia Allerslev (Liberal Party)
• Mayor of Health and Care: Ninna Thomsen (Socialist Party)
• Mayor of Social Affairs: Jesper Christensen (Social Democratic Party)
• Mayor of Technics and the Environment: Ninna Hedeager Olsen (Red-Green Alliance)
• Mayor of Employment and Integration: Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard (Liberal Party)

See also

• Timeline of Copenhagen

References

• List of mayors from the website of the Copenhagen Municipal Libraries.