Sophie Hæstorp Andersen

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (born 26 September 1974) is a Danish politician. She is the regional council chairperson of the Capital Region since 1 January 2014. Before that, she sat in the Folketing.[1]

Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Troels Andersen
Children2

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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