List of mayors of Copenhagen
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Lord mayors since 1938
This is a list of lord mayorLord Mayor
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s of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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Denmark
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(Overborgmester i København) since the first lord mayor was appointed in 1938. All lord mayors of Copenhagen have belonged to the Social Democratic Party.
- 1938-1946: Viggo ChristensenViggo ChristensenViggo Christensen was the first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, holding that office from 1938 to 1946 for the Social Democratic Party. From 1917 to 1938, he held the office of mayor of the social area in Copenhagen, Denmark....
- 1946-1956: Hans Peter SørensenHans Peter SørensenHans Peter Sørensen was the second Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, holding that office from 1946 to 1956 as a member of the Social Democratic Party....
- 1956-1962: Sigvard MunkSigvard MunkSigvard Munk , was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party. From 1956 to 1962, he was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen....
- 1962-1976: Urban HansenUrban HansenUrban Hansen was a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party. From 1962 to 1976 he was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. He is the inspiration to the housing project Urbanplanen on Amager near Copenhagen....
- 1976-1989: Egon WeidekampEgon WeidekampEgon Weidekamp was a Danish politician and CEO of an insurance company.The political career of Weidekamp started in 1946 when we became the national leader of DSU, the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party, a position he held until 1950...
- 1989-2004: Jens Kramer MikkelsenJens Kramer MikkelsenJens Kramer Mikkelsen was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen for the Social Democratic Party from 1989 to 2004. He was a member of the local government of Copenhagen since 1989 until his resignation as lord mayor....
- 2004-2005: Lars EngbergLars EngbergLars Engberg is a Danish politician for the Social Democratic Party. He is a member of the council for Region Hovedstaden and the former Lord Mayor of Copenhagen.Lars Engberg was a member of the city council of Copenhagen from 1982 to 2005...
- 2006-2009: Ritt BjerregaardRitt BjerregaardRitt Bjerregaard is a former Danish politician. She is a member of the Danish Social Democrats, and was Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009...
- 2010- : Frank JensenFrank JensenFrank Jensen is a Danish politician, member of the Danish Social Democrats, and has been Lord Mayor of Copenhagen since 1 January 2010...
Current mayors
As of the municipalMunicipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
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s of November 17, 2009, Copenhagen has the following mayors:
- Lord mayor: Frank JensenFrank JensenFrank Jensen is a Danish politician, member of the Danish Social Democrats, and has been Lord Mayor of Copenhagen since 1 January 2010...
(Social Democratic Party) - Mayor of Culture: Pia Allerslev (Liberal PartyVenstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
) - Mayor of Children and Youths: Anne Vang (Social Democratic Party)
- Mayor of Health and Care: Ninna Thomsen (Socialist Party)
- Mayor of Social Affairs: Mikkel WarmingMikkel WarmingMikkel Warming has been the mayor of the social area in Copenhagen since 2005, and has been a member of the city council since 1994. Until 1996 he was a member of the Socialist People's Party until 1996 when he changed to the Red-Green Alliance.-References:...
(Red-Green Alliance) - Mayor of Technics and the Environment: Ayfer Baykal (Socialist Party)
- Mayor of Employment and Integration: Anna Mee Allerslev (Social Liberal Party)