The minister of social affairs (Faroese language: landsstýrismaðurin í almannamálum, also called Almannamálaráðharrin) has been a governmental ministerial post since 1968 in the government of the Faroe Islands.
| Period | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–1975 | Jacob Lindenskov | Social Democratic Party | |
| 1975–1979 | Finnbogi Ísakson | Republic | |
| 1979 | Jacob Lindenskov | Social Democratic Party | |
| 1979–1981 | Vilhelm Johannesen | Social Democratic Party | |
| 1981–1985 | Eilif Samuelsen | Union Party | |
| 1985–1988 | Niels Pauli Danielsen | Christian People's Party | |
| 1988–1989 | Karolina Petersen | Progress Party | |
| 1989 | Tordur Niclasen | Christian People's Party | |
| 1991–1994 | Jóannes Eidesgaard | Social Democratic Party | |
| 1994–1996 | Andrias Petersen | Social Democratic Party | |
| 1996 | Axel H. Nolsøe | Workers' Union | |
| 1996–1998 | Kristian Magnussen | Workers' Union | |
| 1998 | Óli Jacobsen[1] | Workers' Union | |
| 1998–2001 | Helena Dam á Neystabø | Self-Government Party | |
| 2001–2002 | Sámal Petur í Grund | Self-Government Party | |
| 2002–2003 | Páll á Reynatúgvu[2] | Republic | |
| 2004–2008 | Hans Pauli Strøm[3] | Social Democratic Party | |
| 2008–2011 | Rósa Samuelsen[4] [5] | Union Party | |
| 2011–2015 | Annika Olsen[6] | People's Party | |
| 2015–2019 | Eyðgunn Samuelsen[7] | Social Democratic Party | |
| 2019– | Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur | People's Party |