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.
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]
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.