Politics and government Copenhagen Municipality

copenhagen city hall, situated on city hall square

copenhagen municipality distinct wider copenhagen urban area. seat of copenhagen s municipal council copenhagen city hall (rådhus). council chaired lord mayor—currently frank jensen—who oversees civic duties of fifty-five representatives of council. council meets every other week @ 17:30 on thursday. discuss range of issues including labour , employment, business growth, economics, international cooperation , it, urban planning, housing , construction, , young, old, , disabled peoples issues, healthcare, , traffic, central focus on making city sustainable , meeting environmental , health targets.

all members of council elected every 4 years. in municipal elections in november 2013 (see below), social democrats remained in first place 27.8% of vote (down 2.2% 2009), while red-green alliance in second place 19.5%. social democrats have claimed office of mayor past 110 years.

the municipal government divided 7 administrative departments: employment , integration, culture , leisure, health , care, finance, child , youth, social services, , technical , environmental administration. has 6 political committees , finance committee. annual budget city proposed in august , finalized in october , annual report published in may of every year. accounting firm deloitte responsible auditing city of copenhagen s accounts.

lord mayors since 1938


frank jensen, lord mayor

all lord mayors of copenhagen have belonged social democratic party.

election results