List of lord mayors of Copenhagen

This is a list of lord mayors of Copenhagen, Denmark (Overborgmester i København) since the first lord mayor was appointed in 1938. All lord mayors of Copenhagen have belonged to the Social Democratic Party.

List

No.		Lord Mayor of Copenhagen	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Christensen, ViggoViggo Christensen (1880–1967)	1938	1946	7–8 years	Social Democrats
2		Sørensen, HansHans Peter Sørensen (1886–1962)	1946	1956	9–10 years	Social Democrats
3		Munk, SigvardSigvard Munk (1891–1983)	1956	1962	5–6 years	Social Democrats
4		Hansen, UrbanUrban Hansen (1908–1986)	1962	1976	13–14 years	Social Democrats
5		Weidekamp, EgonEgon Weidekamp (1921–2000)	1976	30 November 1989	12–13 years	Social Democrats
6		Mikkelsen, JensJens Kramer Mikkelsen (born 1951)	1 December 1989	24 October 2004	14 years	Social Democrats
-		Engberg, LarsLars Engberg (1943–2017) Acting	25 October 2004	31 December 2005	1 year, 67 days	Social Democrats
7		Bjerregaard, RittRitt Bjerregaard (born 1941)	1 January 2006	1 January 2010	4 years	Social Democrats
8		Jensen, FrankFrank Jensen (born 1961)	1 January 2010	Incumbent	10 years	Social Democrats

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

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