List of lord mayors of Copenhagen

Lord mayor of Copenhagen
Lord mayor of Copenhagen
Københavns Overborgmester
	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

No.	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	8 years, 24 days	Social Democrats	1937 1943	[1]
2	Sørensen, HansHans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962)	25 April 1946	31 May 1956	10 years, 60 days	Social Democrats	1946 1950 1954	[1]
3	Munk, SigvardSigvard Munk (1891–1983)	1 June 1956	26 April 1962	5 years, 329 days	Social Democrats	1958	[1]
4	Hansen, UrbanUrban Hansen (1908–1986)	26 April 1962	31 March 1976	13 years, 340 days	Social Democrats	1962 1966 1970 1974	[1]
5	Weidekamp, EgonEgon Weidekamp (1921–2000)	1 April 1976	14 February 1989	12 years, 319 days	Social Democrats	1978 1981 1985	[1]
6	Mikkelsen, JensJens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951)	15 February 1989	24 October 2004	15 years, 252 days	Social Democrats	1989 1993 1997 2001	[1]
–	Hedemann, HellenHellen Hedemann (born 1953) Acting	25 October 2004	26 October 2004	2 days	SF	–	–
7	Engberg, LarsLars Engberg (1943–2017)	26 October 2004	31 December 2005	1 year, 66 days	Social Democrats	–	[1]
8	Bjerregaard, RittRitt Bjerregaard (1941–2023)	1 January 2006	31 December 2009	3 years, 364 days	Social Democrats	2005	[1]
9	Jensen, FrankFrank Jensen (born 1961)	1 January 2010	19 October 2020	10 years, 292 days	Social Democrats	2009 2013 2017	[1][2]
–	Weiss, LarsLars Weiss (born 1971) Acting	19 October 2020	1 January 2022	1 year, 74 days	Social Democrats	–	[2]
10	Weiss, LarsSophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 1974)	1 January 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 292 days	Social Democrats	2021	[3]

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)

"Borgmestre". bibliotek.kk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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.

List of mayors from the website of the Copenhagen Municipal Libraries. (in Danish)

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