Rigmor Dam Explained

Rigmor Dam
Order:Minister of Culture
Term Start:15 September 2015
Term End:21 January 2019
Predecessor:Bjørn Kalsø
Order1:Member of Parliament
Term Start1:29 October 2011
Term End1:21 January 2019
Birth Date:18 December 1971
Birth Place:Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Party:Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)

Rigmor Dam (born 18 December 1971)[1] is a Faroese politician and teacher, she has also been working as a journalist for the Faroese paper Sosialurin before she was elected to the Faroese parliament, the Løgting. She is the current Minister of Education, Research and Culture of the Faroe Islands.

Political career

Dam was elected member of the Faroese parliament for Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) in 2011. At the 2015 elections she was re-elected. On 15 September 2015 she was elected Minister of Culture in the Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen.[2]

Member of standing committees of the Løgting 2011-15

Family

Rigmor Dam is the daughter of Durita og Bergur P. Dam,[1] her grandfather on her father's side, was former prime minister Peter Mohr Dam, former prime minister Atli Dam was her uncle and the politician Helena Dam á Neystabø is her cousin. Rigmor Dam is married to Arnbjørn Ó. Dalsgarð, a librarian, writer and one of two editors of the Faroese magazine Vencil.[4] They have three children: Bergur, Sára Maria and Rói.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rigmor Dam. Javnaðarflokkurin. Faroese. 1 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið. Rana. Hallur av. 15 September 2015. In.fo. Faroese. 17 September 2015.
  3. http://www.logting.fo/committee/view.gebs?menuChanged=20&type=0&currentComm.id=13 Logting.fo - Trivnaðarnevndin
  4. http://www.bfl.fo/Rith%C3%B8vunda-v%C3%ADsing.aspx?ID=1010&GROUPID=GROUP386 bfl.fo - Arnbjørn Ó Dalsgarð