Sophie Hæstorp Andersen

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Hæstorp Andersen in 2026
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
29 August 2024 – 3 June 2026
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byPernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
Succeeded byMonika Rubin
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
In office
1 January 2022 – 29 August 2024
Preceded byLars Weiss (act.)
Succeeded 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 and the current Minister of Social Affairs.[1] She was the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from 1 January 2022 to 29 August 2024. 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.[2]

Andersen is the daughter of Svend Hæstorp and costume designer Pia Else Andersen. She is married to Troels Andersen and they have two children.[3]

In 2020 she was chosen by the Social Democrats to be their main candidate for mayor of Copenhagen in 2021, replacing Frank Jensen.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Honoré, David Rue (29 August 2024). "Kæmpe rokade på plads – se listen her". TV2 Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Andersen, Lena Fredensborg. "Regionrådsformanden". Regionsrådet. Region Hovedstaden. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ↑ Autobiography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 2019-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Sophie Hæstorp Andersen bliver ny spidskandidat for Socialdemokratiet i København til KV21".
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