List of Faroese members of the Folketing explained

List of Faroese members of the parliament of Denmark. The Faroe Islands elect two members for the Danish parliament.[1] From 1849 to 1953 the Folketing was one of the two houses in the bicameral parliament known as the Rigsdag; the other house was known as the Landsting.

The Folketing before 1953

NamePartyAssociated withPeriodComments
Niels Christopher WintherIndependent1851–1857
Enok BærentsenIndependent1857–1858
Hans Christopher MüllerIndependent1858–1864
Johannes PetersenIndependent1864–1866
Jacob Andreas LunddahlIndependent1866–1869
Oliver Petræus EffersøeIndependent1869–1872
Bærent BærentsenIndependent1872–1884
Johan Henrik SchrøterIndependent1884–1887
Hans Christopher MüllerIndependent1887–1890
Thomas ThomsenIndependent1890–1898
Klæmint OlsenIndependent1898–1901
Jóannes Patursson[2] IndependentVenstrereformpartiet1901–1906
Oliver EffersøeUnion PartyVenstre1906–1913Venstrereformpartiet before 1909
Andrass SamuelsenUnion PartyVenstre1913–1915
Edward MitensSelf-Government Party1915–1918
Andrass SamuelsenUnion PartyVenstre1918–1939
Johan PoulsenUnion PartyVenstre1939–1943
Thorstein PetersenPeople's PartyConservative People's Party1943–1950Did not attend the meetings after 1947 (boycott)
Peter Mohr DamSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1948–1953
Johan PoulsenUnion PartyVenstre1950–1953

The Landsting before 1953

NamePartyAssociated withPeriodComments
Johan Hendrik WeiheIndependent1851–1853
Carl Emil DahlerupIndependent1855–1863
Peter HoltenIndependent1862–1865
Andreas Christian LützenIndependent1863–1864
Hans Christopher MüllerIndependent1865–1886
Harald Emil HøstIndependent1884–1890
Klæmint OlsenIndependent1886–1894
Fríðrikur PetersenIndependent1894–1902
Christian BærentsenIndependentVenstrereformpartiet1902–1906
Fríðrikur PetersenUnion PartyVenstre1906–1914
Oliver EffersøeUnion PartyVenstre1914–1915
Fríðrikur PetersenUnion PartyVenstre1915–1917
Andrass SamuelsenUnion PartyVenstre1916–1917Suppleant
Jóannes PaturssonSelf-Government PartyRadikale Venstre1918–1920
Oliver EffersøeUnion PartyVenstre1920–1928
Jóannes PaturssonSelf-Government PartyNot associated with any Danish party1928–1936
Oliver EffersøeUnion PartyVenstre1929–1933
Oliver EffersøeUnion PartyVenstre1936–1953Died in 1953
Hans IversenUnion PartyVenstre1953Suppleant

The Folketing after 1953

NamePartyAssociated withPeriodComments
Johan PoulsenUnion PartyVenstre1953–1964
Peter Mohr DamSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1953–1957
Hákun DjurhuusPeople's PartyConservative People's Party1957–1960
Johan NielsenSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1960–1964
Peter Mohr DamSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1964–1967
Poul AndreasenPeople's PartyConservative People's Party1964–1968
Johan NielsenSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1967–1984Suppleant
Hákun DjurhuusPeople's PartyConservative People's Party1968–1973
Erlendur PaturssonRepublicNot associated with any Danish party1973–1977
Pauli EllefsenUnion PartyVenstre1977–1987
Jacob LindenskovSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1979–1984
Johannes Martin OlsenUnion PartyVenstre1979–1998Suppleant
Óli BreckmannPeople's PartyConservative People's Party1984–2001[3]
Atli DamSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1987–1988[4]
Jacob LindenskovSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1987–1988Suppleant for Atli Dam
Pauli EllefsenUnion PartyVenstre1988–1990
Atli DamSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1990–1994
Jacob LindenskovSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1990–1993Suppleant
Edmund JoensenUnion PartyVenstre1994–1998
Jóannes EidesgaardSocial Democratic PartySocial Democrats1998–2001
Høgni HoydalRepublicThe North Atlantic Group2001–2011
Lisbeth L. PetersenUnion PartyVenstre2001–2005
Tórbjørn JacobsenRepublicThe North Atlantic Group2001–2004Suppleant for Høgni Hoydal[5]
Anfinn Kallsberg[6] People's PartyConservative People's Party2005–2007
Edmund Joensen[7] Union PartyVenstre2007–
Sjúrður SkaaleRepublicThe North Atlantic Group2007–2008Suppleant
Annita á FríðriksmørkTjóðveldiThe North Atlantic Group2008Suppleant for Høgni Hoydal[8]
Sjúrður Skaale[9] Social Democratic PartySocial Democrats2011–
Anna FalkenbergUnion PartyVenstre2022–

Notes and References

  1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/202070/Faroe-Islands#ref86891 Britannica.com
  2. http://www.sjalvstyri.fo/sjalvstyrisflokkurinfo/Default.asp?pg=%7BF6B9514C-9FDF-4596-935F-8BE33F14D029%7D Sjalvstyri.fo (about the history of the Self-Government Party, written in Faroese)
  3. http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Geografi_og_historie/F%C3%A6r%C3%B8erne/%C3%93li_Breckmann Denstoredanske.dk
  4. http://www.information.dk/17558 Information.dk
  5. http://www.b.dk/danmark/faeroesk-folketingsmandat-fuldgyldigt-medlem-af-faeroeudvalg B.dk
  6. https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/a/anfinn-kallsberg FT.dk, Anfinn Kallsberg (FF)
  7. https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/e/edmund-joensen Ft.dk, Edmund Joensen (SP)
  8. https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/members/annita-a-frioeriksmoerk theDanishParliament.dk, Annita á Fríðriksmørk (TF)
  9. https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/s/sjuroeur-skaale Ft.dk, Sjúrður Skaale (JF) (in Danish)

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