List of mayors of Copenhagen

Lord mayors since 1938

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.

• 1938-1946: Viggo Christensen
• 1946-1956: Hans Peter Sørensen
• 1956-1962: Sigvard Munk
• 1962-1976: Urban Hansen
• 1976-1989: Egon Weidekamp
• 1989-2004: Jens Kramer Mikkelsen
• 2004-2005: Lars Engberg
• 2006-2009: Ritt Bjerregaard
• 2010-  : Frank Jensen

Current mayors

As of the municipal elections of November 17, 2009, Copenhagen has the following mayors:

• Lord mayor: Frank Jensen (Social Democratic Party)
• Mayor of Culture: Pia Allerslev (Liberal Party)
• Mayor of Children and Youths: Anne Vang (Social Democratic Party)
• Mayor of Health and Care: Ninna Thomsen (Socialist Party)
• Mayor of Social Affairs: Mikkel Warming (Red-Green Alliance)
• Mayor of Technics and the Environment: Ayfer Baykal (Socialist Party)
• Mayor of Employment and Integration: Anna Mee Allerslev (Social Liberal Party)

References

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