Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 26 September 1974) is a Danish politician. She is the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Municipality as of 1 January 2022. She was the regional council chairperson of the Capital Region from 1 January 2014 until 31 July 2021. Before that, she sat in the Folketing.[1]
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| Lord Mayor of Copenhagen | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Weiss (act.) |
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| Born | 26 September 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Spouse | Troels Andersen |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Andersen is the daughter of Svend Hæstorp and costume designer Pia Else Andersen. She is married to Troels Andersen and they have two children, Rosa and Rolf.[2]
In 2020 she was chosen by the Social Democrats to be their main candidate for mayor of Copenhagen in 2021, replacing Frank Jensen.[3]
References
- Andersen, Lena Fredensborg. "Regionrådsformanden". Regionsrådet. Region Hovedstaden. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 2019-06-29.
- "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen bliver ny spidskandidat for Socialdemokratiet i København til KV21".
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