Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 26 September 1974) is a Danish politician. She is the Lord Mayor of

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as of 1 January 2022. She was the regional council chairperson of the

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from 1 January 2014 until 31 July 2021. Before that, she sat in the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

. 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.. Accessed on 2019-06-29. In 2020 she was chosen by the

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to be their main candidate for mayor of

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in 2021, replacing

Frank Jensen Frank Jensen (born 28 May 1961) is a former Danish politician of the Danish Social Democrats who served as Lord Mayor of Copenhagen between 1 January 2010 and 19 October 2020. He was Minister for Research 27 September 1994 to 30 December 1996 i ...

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