List of lord mayors of Copenhagen

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

Lord mayor of Copenhagen Københavns Overborgmester
Incumbent Lars Weiss (Acting) since 19 October 2020
Member of	Copenhagen Citizens' Representation
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	4 years renewable
Precursor	Copenhagen Upper Presidium
Formation	1938
First holder	Viggo Christensen
Website	Official website

List

No.	Portrait	Lord Mayor of Copenhagen	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election	Ref
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)	27 October 2004	31 January 2005	96 days	Social Democrats	–	[1]
8		Ritt Bjerregaard (born 1941)	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	Incumbent	113 days	Social Democrats	–	[2]

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: Carl Christian Ebbesen (Danish People's Party)
• 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: Morten Kabell (Red-Green Alliance)
• Mayor of Employment and Integration: Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard (Social Liberal Party)

See also

• Timeline of Copenhagen

References

1. "Borgmestre". bibliotek.kk.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. Wismann, Ida Marie Lomholt (19 October 2020). "Lars Weiss bliver fungerende overborgmester i København". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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