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
Copenhagen, Denmark
SpouseTroels Andersen
Children2
OccupationPolitician

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]

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

  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".



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