List of ministers of trade and industry of the Faroe Islands explained

The minister of trade and industry (Faroese: landsstýrismaðurin í vinnumálum, also called vinnumálaráðharrin), earlier the minister of industry (landsstýrismaðurin í ídnaðarmálum, also called ídnaðarmálaráðharrin), is a member of the Faroese government and is responsible for trade, including natural resources except for fisheries, which mostly has its own ministry, labour environment, business, aquaculture etc.

PeriodeNamePartyMinistry
1963–1967Karsten HoydalTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Industry and Agriculture
1968–1979Jacob LindenskovJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Health, Social Affairs, Industry and Justice[1]
1979–1981Vilhelm JohannesenJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Health, Social Affairs, Industry and Justice
1985–1989Vilhelm JohannesenJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Industry and Labour[2]
1989–1991Olaf OlsenFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Industry, Health and Agriculture
1991–1994Thomas AraboJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Fishery and Industry[3]
1994–1995Óli JacobsenVerkamannafylkinginMinistry of Industry, Trade, Labour, Agriculture, Safety and Justice
1995–1996Axel H. NolsøeVerkamannafylkinginMinistry of Industry, Trade, Labour, Agriculture, Safety and Justice
1996–1998Ivan JohannesenSambandsflokkurinMinistry of Trade, Aquaculture and Agriculture
1998–2000Finnbogi ArgeFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Trade and Industry
2000–2008Bjarni DjurholmFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Trade and Industry
2008Bjørt SamuelsenTjóðveldiMinistry of Trade and Industry
2008–2015Johan Dahl[4] SambandsflokkurinMinistry of Trade and Industry
2015–2019Poul MichelsenProgressMinistry of Trade, Industry and Foreign affairs
2019–2021Helgi AbrahamsenUnionMinistry of Trade and Industry
2021–2022Magnus RasmussenUnionMinistry of Trade and Industry
2022–Høgni HoydalRepublicMinistry of Trade, Industry and Foreign affairs

Notes and References

  1. From 1968 until 1970 this ministry was called Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Industry, fra 1970 til 1975 Arbeids-, sosial- og industridepartementet, og 1975 til 1979 Helse-, industri- og justisdepartementet
  2. From 1985 until 1988 this ministry was called Ministry of Industry and Justice
  3. From 1991 until 1993 this ministry was called Ministry of Industry and Trade, and in the spring 1993 IMinistry of Industry and School
  4. http://www.vmr.fo/Default.aspx?ID=6855&Action=1&NewsId=5135&M=NewsV2&PID=25941 vmr.fo, Johan Dahl, landsstýrismaður í vinnumálum, hevur í dag verið á fundi við Koji Sekimizu, aðalskrivara í IMO