Sophie Hæstorp Andersen

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Hæstorp Andersen in April, 2023
Minister of Social Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 August 2024
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil
Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
In office 1 January 2022 – 29 August 2024
Preceded by	Lars Weiss (act.)
Succeeded by	Lars Weiss (act.)
Personal details
Born	(1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 50) Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse	Troels Andersen
Children	2
Occupation	Politician

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. Biography 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".