Constitution agreed: This is the new City Council

Copenhagen’s new municipal leadership has been confirmed following the constitution agreement reached after the local elections. Sisse Marie Welling of Socialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist People’s Party) becomes the city’s new Lord Mayor, leading a City Council of 55 members and a series of newly appointed mayors across the committees that will shape policy in the coming term.

Sisse Marie Welling (SF – Socialist People’s Party) is now Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. Below are the 55 members of the new City Council (Borgerrepræsentationen) and the different standing committees.

City Council (Borgerrepræsentationen)

Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF – Socialist People’s Party): 10 seats

Sisse Marie Welling, Lord Mayor
Astrid Aller
Rasmus Steenberger
Mads Mikkel Dragholt
Klaus Mygind
Sonja Agerbæk
Mads Hvid
Irina Frost
Christian Ingemann
Maria Frej

Enhedslisten (Red–Green Alliance): 13 seats

Line Barfod, Mayor for Climate, Environment and Technical Affairs
Karina Vestergård Madsen, Mayor for Social Affairs
Gorm Anker Gunnarsen
Klaus Goldschmidt Henriksen
Charlotte Lund
Mikkel Skovgaard, First Deputy Chair
Knud Holt Nielsen
Emma Bach
Shukri Hamda Dol
Günay Usta
Maria Sofie Petersen
Jonas Heidari
Amran Daahir Schøler

Socialdemokratiet (The Social Democrats): 8 seats

Andreas Keil, Mayor for Employment, Integration and Business
Lars Aslan Rasmussen
Laura Rosenvinge
Kasper Stisen
Ulla Krag
Niels E. Bjerrum
Jonas Manthey Olsen (temporary member during Mette Reissmann’s leave)
Helle Stolberg (temporary member during Yildiz Akdogan’s leave)

Det Konservative Folkeparti (The Conservative People’s Party): 7 seats

Jakob Næsager, Mayor for Children and Youth
Helle Bonnesen
Casper Øhlers
Mathilde Kastbjerg
Line Ervolder
Morten Melchiors
Niels Peder Ravn

Radikale Venstre (The Danish Social Liberal Party): 6 seats

Christopher Røhl, Mayor for Culture, Recreation and Citizen Services
Kristine Ammitzbøll-Bille
Jakob Skyggebjerg
Kashif Ahmad
Emil Moselund
Kristina Westerberg Thomsen

Venstre (The Liberal Party): 3 seats

Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Health and Care
Louise Theilade Thomsen
Luna Solhave

Liberal Alliance (Liberal Alliance): 3 seats

Alexander Ryle
Signe Bøgevald Nielsen
Joanne Bywater

Alternativet (The Alternative): 2 seats

Karoline Lindgaard, Second Deputy Chair
Birgitte Kehler Holst

Dansk Folkeparti (Danish People’s Party): 2 seats

Mikkel Bjørn
Christian Bülow

Frie Grønne (Independent Greens): 1 seat

Sikander Siddique

Standing Committees

Finance Committee (Økonomiudvalget – ØU)

Sisse Marie Welling, Lord Mayor (SF)
Line Barfod, Mayor for Climate, Environment and Technical Affairs (Red–Green Alliance)
Karina Vestergaard Madsen, Mayor for Social Affairs (Red–Green Alliance)
Jakob Næsager, Mayor for Children and Youth (The Conservative People’s Party)
Christopher Røhl, Mayor for Culture, Recreation and Citizen Services (The Danish Social Liberal Party)
Andreas Keil, Mayor for Employment, Integration and Business (The Social Democrats)
Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Health and Care (The Liberal Party)
Mikkel Skovgaard (Red–Green Alliance)
Astrid Aller (Socialist People’s Party)
Laura Rosenvinge (The Social Democrats)
Alexander Ryle (Liberal Alliance)
Karoline Lindgaard (The Alternative)
Mikkel Bjørn (Danish People’s Party)

Climate, Environment and Technical Affairs Committee (KTU)

Line Barfod, Mayor for Climate, Environment and Technical Affairs
Günay Usta
Jonas Heidari
Mads Hvid
Niels E. Bjerrum
Morten Melchiors
Helle Bonnesen
Kristine Ammitzbøll-Bille
Luna Solhave
Signe Bøgevald Nielsen
Karoline Lindgaard

Children and Youth Committee (BUU)

Jakob Næsager, Mayor for Children and Youth
Knud Holt Nielsen
Gorm Anker Gunnarsen
Klaus Goldschmidt Henriksen
Christian Ingemann
Astrid Aller
Rasmus Steenberger
Jonas Manthey Olsen (temporary member during Yildiz Akdogan’s leave)
Mathilde Schøneberg Kastbjerg
Kashif Ahmad
Louise Theilade Thomsen

Culture, Recreation and Citizen Services Committee (KFU)

Christopher Røhl, Mayor for Culture, Recreation and Citizen Services
Klaus Goldschmidt Henriksen
Shukri Hamda Dol
Emma Bach
Klaus Mygind
Maria Frej
Lars Aslan Rasmussen
Mathilde Schøneberg Kastbjerg
Casper Øhlers
Kristina Westerberg Thomsen
Birgitte Kehler Holst

Social Affairs Committee (SOC)

Karina Vestergaard Madsen, Mayor for Social Affairs
Jonas Heidari
Amran Daahir Schøler
Klaus Mygind
Mads Mikkel Dragholt
Laura Rosenvinge
Ulla Kragh
Line Ervolder
Niels Peder Ravn
Jakob Skyggebjerg Kjær
Joanne Bywater

Employment, Integration and Business Committee (BIU)

Andreas Keil, Mayor for Employment, Integration and Business
Maria Sofie Petersen
Mikkel Skovgaard
Charlotte Lund
Irina Frost
Mads Hvid
Kasper Stisen
Line Ervolder
Emil Moselund
Christian Bülow
Sikandar Siddique

Health and Care Committee (SUND)

Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Health and Care
Emma Bach
Amran Daahir Schøler
Sonja Agerbæk
Rasmus Steenberger
Klaus Mygind
Helle Stolberg (temporary member during Mette Reissmann’s leave)
Niels E. Bjerrum
Casper Øhlers
Jakob Skyggebjerg Kjær
Signe Bøgevald Nielsen