List of lord mayors of Copenhagen

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Lord mayor of Copenhagen

Københavns Overborgmester

Incumbent
Lars Weiss
Acting

since 29 August 2024

Member of| Copenhagen City Council
Seat| Copenhagen City Hall
Appointer| Direct election
Term length| 4 years
renewable
Precursor| Copenhagen Upper Presidium [da]
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

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(born-died) | Term of office  | Political party  | Elected  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office

| Christensen, ViggoViggo Christensen
(1880–1967)| 1 April 1938| 25 April 1946| 8 years, 24 days|  | Social Democrats| 1937
1943| [1]

| Sørensen, HansHans Peter Sørensen
(1886–1962)| 25 April 1946| 31 May 1956| 10 years, 60 days|  | Social Democrats| 1946
1950
1954| [1]

| Munk, SigvardSigvard Munk
(1891–1983)| 1 June 1956| 26 April 1962| 5 years, 329 days|  | Social Democrats| 1958| [1]

| Hansen, UrbanUrban Hansen
(1908–1986)| 26 April 1962| 31 March 1976| 13 years, 340 days|  | Social Democrats| 1962
1966
1970
1974| [1]

| Weidekamp, EgonEgon Weidekamp
(1921–2000)| 1 April 1976| 14 February 1989| 12 years, 319 days|  | Social Democrats| 1978
1981
1985| [1]

| 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| –| –

| Engberg, LarsLars Engberg
(1943–2017)| 26 October 2004| 31 December 2005| 1 year, 66 days|  | Social Democrats| –| [1]

| Bjerregaard, RittRitt Bjerregaard
(1941–2023)| 1 January 2006| 31 December 2009| 3 years, 364 days|  | Social Democrats| 2005| [1]

| 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]
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| Weiss, LarsSophie Hæstorp Andersen
(born 1974)| 1 January 2022| 29 August 2024| 2 years, 241 days|  | Social Democrats| 2021| [3]

| Weiss, LarsLars Weiss
(born 1971)
Acting| 29 August 2024| Incumbent| 306 days|  | Social Democrats| –| [4]

## Current mayors

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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

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* Timeline of Copenhagen

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Borgmestre". bibliotek.kk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Schuldt, Laura Kongsmark (17 November 2021). "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen er ny overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
4. ^ Gille, Anna Danielsen (13 September 2024). "Lars Weiss bliver overborgmester i København indtil næste valg". DR Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. ^ "The City Government 2022-2025, page 8" (PDF).

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

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