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]

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Hæstorp Andersen in April, 2023
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byLars Weiss (act.)
Personal details
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 49)
Copenhagen, Denmark
SpouseTroels Andersen
Children2
OccupationPolitician

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 edit

  1. ^ Andersen, Lena Fredensborg. "Regionrådsformanden". Regionsrådet. Region Hovedstaden. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. ^ Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 2019-06-29.
  3. ^ "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen bliver ny spidskandidat for Socialdemokratiet i København til KV21".