List of members of the Løgting, 2015–2019 explained

List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2015–2019, they were elected at the general election on 1 September 2015. The parliament has 33 members this period. Two persons left their parties a few days after the election. Sonja Jógvansdóttir left the Social Democratic Party on 15 September 2015. According to her it was because she couldn't live with the fact that her own party was the one who blocked the possibility of mentioning the possibility of Civil marriage between same-sex couples in the coalition-agreement between the three government parties.[1] Jógvansdóttir was the first Faroese person who is openly homosexual, who has been elected to the Løgting. The second person who left her party was Annika Olsen, who left People's Party on 9 September 2015 because of disagreements and joined Progress on 17 September 2015 and became chairperson of the Standing Committee of Finance of the Løgting.[2]

The government during this legislature is the Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen; a coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Republic and Progress, supported by Jógvansdóttir.

NamePartyFrom areaComments
Aksel V. JohannesenSocial Democratic PartyNorðoyarPrime Minister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Helena Dam á Neystabø.
Annika OlsenPeople's PartySuðurstreymoyLeft Peoples Party 8 days after the election, joined Progress on 17 September 2015. Left Progress three days later on 20 September 2015 and took leave from the Løgting until the end of October 2015. Joen Magnus Rasmussen replaced her.[3] [4]
Annita á FríðriksmørkRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Bill JustinussenCentre PartyEysturoy
Bjarni HammerSocial Democratic PartySuðuroy
Bjørn KalsøUnion PartyNorðoyar
Bárður á Steig NielsenUnion PartyNorðurstreymoy
Edmund JoensenUnion PartyEysturoy
Elsebeth Mercedis GunnleygsdótturPeople's PartyNorðoyar
Eyðgun SamuelsenSocial Democratic PartyNorðoyarMinister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Jónleif Johannesen
Hanna JensenProgressSuðurstreymoy
Heðin MortensenSocial Democratic PartySuðurstreymoy
Henrik OldSocial Democratic PartySuðuroyMinister of Internal Affairs since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Djóni Nolsøe Joensen
Høgni HoydalRepublicSuðurstreymoyMinister of Fisheries since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Bjørt Samuelsen
Jacob VestergaardPeople's PartySuðuroy
Jákup MikkelsenPeople's PartyNorðoyar
Jenis av RanaCentre PartySuðurstreymoy
Jógvan á LakjuniPeople's PartyEysturoy
Jógvan SkorheimSelf-Government PartyNorðoyarSkorheim decided to stay on as Mayor of Klaksvík, he was substituted by Bárður Kass Nielsen.
Jørgen NiclasenPeople's PartyVágar
Kaj Leo Holm JohannesenUnion PartySuðurstreymoy
Katrin KallsbergRepublicSuðurstreymoy
Kristin MichelsenSocial Democratic PartySuðuroy
Kristina HáfossRepublicSuðurstreymoyMinister of Finance since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Pauli Trond Petersen
Kári P. HøjgaardSelf-Government PartyEysturoy
Magni LaksáfossUnion PartySuðurstreymoy
Magni ArgeRepublicSuðurstreymoyMember of the Folketing (Hoydal was elected), substituted in the Løgting by Ingolf S. Olsen from 21 September 2015.
Magnus RasmussenUnion PartyEysturoy
Poul MichelsenProgressSuðurstreymoyMinister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Ruth Vang
Páll á ReynatúgvuRepublicSandoySpeaker of the Løgting
Rigmor DamSocial Democratic PartySuðurstreymoyMinister of Culture since 15 September 2015. Should have been substituted by Sjúrður Skaale who was next on the list, but he took leave from the Løgting because he is in the Folketing also and his party policy is now to be in one seat at the time. Instead Kristianna Winther Poulsen took seat in the Løgting.
Sirið StenbergRepublicSuðuroy[5] Minister of Health since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Óluva Klettskarð.
Sonja JógvansdóttirSocial Democratic PartySuðurstreymoyLeft the Social Democratic Party on 15 September and became Independent.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonja Jógvansdóttir: Kendi meg ikki væl í mínum egna flokki. Patursson. Steinar. 16 September 2015. Portal.fo. Faroese. 17 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Soleiðis eru tingnevndirnar mannaðar. Johannesen. Johnsigurd. 17 September 2015. Kringvarp Føroya. Faroese. 17 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Fólkaflokkurin aftur fullmannaður. Lindenskov. Eirikur. 20 September 2015. in.fo. Faroese. 21 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Annika Olsen tikið seg úr Framsókn. Egholm. Sverri. 20 September 2015. in.fo. Faroese. 21 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922005553/http://portal.fo/annika+olsen+tikid+seg+ur+framsokn.html. 22 September 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Kringvarp.fo . 2015-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120635/http://portal.fo/nyvalda+logtingid.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .