List of lord mayors of Copenhagen
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| Lord mayor of Copenhagen | |
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| Københavns Overborgmester | |
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| 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
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Viggo Christensen (1880–1967) | 1 April 1938 | 25 April 1946 | 8 years, 24 days | Social Democrats | 1937 1943 | [1] | ||
| 2 | Hans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962) | 25 April 1946 | 31 May 1956 | 10 years, 60 days | Social Democrats | 1946 1950 1954 | [1] | ||
| 3 | Sigvard Munk (1891–1983) | 1 June 1956 | 26 April 1962 | 5 years, 329 days | Social Democrats | 1958 | [1] | ||
| 4 | Urban Hansen (1908–1986) | 26 April 1962 | 31 March 1976 | 13 years, 340 days | Social Democrats | 1962 1966 1970 1974 | [1] | ||
| 5 | Egon Weidekamp (1921–2000) | 1 April 1976 | 14 February 1989 | 12 years, 319 days | Social Democrats | 1978 1981 1985 | [1] | ||
| 6 | Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951) | 15 February 1989 | 24 October 2004 | 15 years, 252 days | Social Democrats | 1989 1993 1997 2001 | [1] | ||
| – | Hellen Hedemann (born 1953) Acting | 25 October 2004 | 26 October 2004 | 2 days | SF | – | – | ||
| 7 | Lars Engberg (1943–2017) | 26 October 2004 | 31 December 2005 | 1 year, 66 days | Social Democrats | – | [1] | ||
| 8 | Ritt Bjerregaard (1941–2023) | 1 January 2006 | 31 December 2009 | 3 years, 364 days | Social Democrats | 2005 | [1] | ||
| 9 | Frank Jensen (born 1961) | 1 January 2010 | 19 October 2020 | 10 years, 292 days | Social Democrats | 2009 2013 2017 | [1][2] | ||
| – | Lars Weiss (born 1971) Acting | 19 October 2020 | 1 January 2022 | 1 year, 74 days | Social Democrats | – | [2] | ||
| 10 | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 1974) | 1 January 2022 | 29 August 2024 | 2 years, 241 days | Social Democrats | 2021 | [3] | ||
| – | Lars Weiss (born 1971) Acting | 29 August 2024 | Incumbent | 20 days | Social Democrats | – | [4] | ||
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Current mayors
[edit]As of the municipal elections of November 2021, Copenhagen has the following mayors:[5]
- Lord mayor: Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (Social Democratic Party)
- Mayor of Culture: Mia Nyegaard (Danish Social Liberal Party)
- Mayor of Children and Youths: Jakob Næsager (Conservative People's Party (Denmark))
- Mayor of Health and Care: Sisse Marie Welling (Green Left)
- Mayor of Social Affairs: Karina Vestergård Madsen (Red-Green Alliance)
- Mayor of Technics and the Environment: Line Barfod (Red-Green Alliance)
- Mayor of Employment and Integration: Jens-Kristian Lütken (Liberal Party)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Borgmestre". bibliotek.kk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b Wismann, Ida Marie Lomholt (19 October 2020). "Lars Weiss bliver fungerende overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Schuldt, Laura Kongsmark (17 November 2021). "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen er ny overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gille, Anna Danielsen (13 September 2024). "Lars Weiss bliver overborgmester i København indtil næste valg". DR Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "The City Government 2022-2025, page 8" (PDF).
- List of mayors from the website of the Copenhagen Municipal Libraries. (in Danish)