Finance Ministers of the Faroe Islands

The Finance Minister of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese fíggjarmálaráðharrin or landsstýrismaðurin í fíggjarmálum) is an important part of the Faroese cabinet, (Føroya Landsstýri) and of the Faroese economy.

Finance Ministers
Period Name Party
1959–1963 Kristian Djurhuus Union Party
1963–1967 Erlendur Patursson Republic
1967–1970 Kristian Djurhuus Union Party[1]
1970–1975 Peter F. Christiansen Union Party
1975–1981 Demmus Hentze People's Party
1981–1985 Tórbjørn Poulsen Self-Government Party
1985–1989 Jóngerð Purkhús Republic
1989 Finnbogi Ísakson Republic
1989–1991 Ivan Johannesen Union Party
1991–1993 Jógvan Sundstein People's Party
1993–1994 Finnbogi Ísakson Republic
1994–1996 Jóannes Eidesgaard Social Democratic Party
1996–1998 Anfinn Kallsberg[2] People's Party
1998–2003 Karsten Hansen[3][4] Republic
2004–2007 Bárður á Steig Nielsen[5] Union Party
2007–2008 Magni Laksáfoss Union Party
2008 Karsten Hansen Centre Party
2008–2011 Jóannes Eidesgaard[6] Social Democratic Party
2011 Aksel V. Johannesen Social Democratic Party
2011–2015 Jørgen Niclasen[7] People's Party
2015–2019 Kristina Háfoss Republic
2019-present Jørgen Niclasen People's Party

Notes and references
  1. Djurhuus was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1970, but he continued to be responsible for foreign, finances and agricultural affairs.
  2. folkaflokkurin.fo, Løgtingsvalið 2008, Anfinn Kallsberg, Løgtingsvalevni
  3. Logir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR Archived November 13, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Kallsberg was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, og took over the responsibility of finances after Karsten Hansen from 2003 to 2004.
  5. "fmr.fo, Bárður Nielsen tekur við nýggjum avbjóðingum". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  6. Us.fo, 20-02-2011 | Løgmaður fer at fremja broytingar í landsstýrinum Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. mfa.fo, The new Government of the Faroe Islands
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