List of finance ministers of the Faroe Islands explained

The finance minister of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese fíggjarmálaráðharrin or landsstýrismaðurin í fíggjarmálum) is an important part of the Faroese cabinet, (Føroya Landsstýri) and of the Faroese economy.

Finance ministers

PeriodNameParty
1959–1963Kristian DjurhuusUnion Party
1963–1967Erlendur PaturssonRepublic
1967–1970Kristian DjurhuusUnion Party[1]
1970–1975Peter F. ChristiansenUnion Party
1975–1981Demmus HentzePeople's Party
1981–1985Tórbjørn PoulsenSelf-Government Party
1985–1989Jóngerð PurkhúsRepublic
1989Finnbogi ÍsaksonRepublic
1989–1991Ivan JohannesenUnion Party
1991–1993Jógvan SundsteinPeople's Party
1993–1994Finnbogi ÍsaksonRepublic
1994–1996Jóannes EidesgaardSocial Democratic Party
1996–1998Anfinn Kallsberg[2] People's Party
1998–2003Karsten Hansen[3] [4] Republic
2004–2007Bárður á Steig Nielsen[5] Union Party
2007–2008Magni LaksáfossUnion Party
2008Karsten HansenCentre Party
2008–2011Jóannes Eidesgaard[6] Social Democratic Party
2011Aksel V. JohannesenSocial Democratic Party
2011–2015Jørgen Niclasen[7] People's Party
2015–2019Kristina HáfossRepublic
2019–2022Jørgen NiclasenPeople's Party
2022Uni RasmussenPeople's Party
2022–presentRuth VangFramsókn

Notes and References

  1. Djurhuus was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1970, but he continued to be responsible for foreign, finances and agricultural affairs.
  2. http://folkaflokkurin.fo/xa.asp?fnk=flk&bnr=3&nnr=31&fnr=65 folkaflokkurin.fo, Løgtingsvalið 2008, Anfinn Kallsberg, Løgtingsvalevni
  3. http://www.logir.fo/foldb/kunfo/2002/0000063.htm Logir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR
  4. Kallsberg was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, og took over the responsibility of finances after Karsten Hansen from 2003 to 2004.
  5. Web site: fmr.fo, Bárður Nielsen tekur við nýggjum avbjóðingum. . 2014-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111034030/http://www.fmr.fo/Index.asp?pID=%7B0BD4110A-F197-45CE-AC63-A5A83C8575FD%7D&cID=%7B4D0DC35E-5EDD-4DEE-968D-FAEB9F22D695%7D&RowID=%7BF61DFBDD-02CB-4F51-94BD-F7E227BE042B%7D&ClearAreas=1 . 2014-01-11 . dead .
  6. http://www.us.fo/Default.aspx?cyear=2014&cmonth=5&ID=11242&M=News&PID=24224&NewsID=3509 Us.fo, 20-02-2011 | Løgmaður fer at fremja broytingar í landsstýrinum
  7. http://www.mfa.fo/Default.aspx?ID=10811&Action=1&NewsId=4042 mfa.fo, The new Government of the Faroe Islands

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