The Cabinet of the Faroe Islands (Faroese: Føroya Landsstýri) has been the chief executive body and the government of the Faroe Islands since the islands became self-governing in 1948. The cabinet is led by the prime minister (løgmaður). There are around seven members of the Cabinet,[1] known as "ministers" (landsstýrismaður or landsstýriskvinna), all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The ministers are appointed by the prime minister. The Faroese government currently consists of seven ministers including the prime minister.[2]
| Period | Cabinet | Political Parties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–1950 | Cabinet of Andrass Samuelsen | UP, SDP, SGP | |
| 1950–1954 | Cabinet of Kristian Djurhuus I | PP, UP | |
| 1954–1959 | Cabinet of Kristian Djurhuus II | PP, UP, SGP | |
| 1959–1963 | Cabinet of Peter Mohr Dam I | UP, SDP, SGP | |
| 1963–1967 | Cabinet of Hákun Djurhuus | PP, SGP, R, PrP | |
| 1967–1968 | Cabinet of Peter Mohr Dam II | UP, SDP, SGP | |
| 1968–1970 | Cabinet of Kristian Djurhuus III | UP, SDP, SGP | |
| 1970–1975 | Cabinet of Atli Dam I | UP, SDP, SGP | |
| 1975–1979 | Cabinet of Atli Dam II | PP, SDP, R | |
| 1979–1981 | Cabinet of Atli Dam III | PP, SDP, R | |
| 1981–1985 | Cabinet of Pauli Ellefsen | PP, UP, SGP | |
| 1985–1988 | Cabinet of Atli Dam IV | SDP, SGP, R, CPP | |
| 1988–1989 | Cabinet of Atli Dam V | SDP, SGP, R, PrP | |
| 1989 | Cabinet of Jógvan Sundstein I | PP, SGP, R, CPP | |
| 1989–1991 | Cabinet of Jógvan Sundstein II | PP, UP, R | |
| 1991–1993 | Cabinet of Atli Dam VI | PP, SDP | |
| 1993–1994 | Cabinet of Marita Petersen | SDP, R, SGP | |
| 1994–1996 | Cabinet of Edmund Joensen I | UP, SDP, SGP, WU | |
| 1996–1998 | Cabinet of Edmund Joensen II | PP, UP, SGP, WU | |
| 1998–2002 | Cabinet of Anfinn Kallsberg I | PP, SGP, R | |
| 2002–2004 | Cabinet of Anfinn Kallsberg II | PP, SGP, R, CP | |
| 2004–2008 | Cabinet of Jóannes Eidesgaard I | FF, UP, SDP | |
| 2008 | Cabinet of Jóannes Eidesgaard II | SDP, R, CP | |
| 2008–2011 | Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen I | PP, UP, SDP | |
| 2011–2015 | Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen II | PP, UP, SGP, CP | |
| 2015–2019 | Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen | SDP, R, P | |
| 2019 – Nov. 2022 | Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen | UP, PP, CP | |
| Dec. 2022 - Present | Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen II | SDP, R, P |