Edmund Joensen

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Edmund Joensen

Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen (born September 19, 1944 in Oyri ) is a Faroese Unionist politician ( Sambandsflokkurin ) and was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1994-1998 (Løgmaður).

Edmund is the son of Hansina, née Samuelsen from Haldórsvík and Poul Joensen from Oyri. He is married to Edfríð, geb. Johannesen from Norðskáli .

He has been a member of the Løgting since 1988 (with the exception of his time as head of government). 1990–2001 he was chairman of the Unionists who advocate close ties between the Faroe Islands and Denmark. 1994–98 he was a member of the Danish Folketing (during his time as head of government he was represented).

Edmund Joensen has been chairman of the Løgting since 2002. In the 2007 Folketing elections , he was elected as one of the two Faroese MEPs in the Danish Parliament.

There he is chairman of the Faroe Islands Committee. He is the first Faroese in history to chair a Folketing Committee.

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Member of Parliament in Løgting, Faroese (2015-2019) Flag of the Faroe Islands
Javnaðarflokkurin

Aksel V. Johannesen ( Helena Dam á Neystabø ) | Eyðgunn Samuelsen ( Jónleif Johannesen ) | Rigmor Dam ( Kristianna W. Poulsen ) | Heðin Mortensen  | Henrik Old ( Djóni Nolsøe Joensen ) | Kristin Michelsen  | Bjarni Hammer

Tjóðveldi

Høgni Hoydal ( Bjørt Samuelsen ) | Sirið Stenberg ( Óluva Elin Klettskarð ) | Kristina Háfoss ( Pauli Trond Petersen ) | Magni Arge ( Ingolf S. Olsen ) | Annita á Fríðriksmørk  | Katrin Kallsberg  | Páll á Reynatúgvu

Sambandsflokkurin

Edmund Joensen  | Kaj Leo Johannesen  | Bárður á Steig Nielsen  | Magnus Rasmussen  | Bjørn Kalsø  | Magni Laksafoss

Fólkaflokkurin

Jacob Vestergaard  | Annika Olsen 1  | Jørgen Niclasen  | Jákup Mikkelsen  | Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur  | Jógvan á Lakjuni

Framsókn

Poul Michelsen ( Ruth Vang ) | Hanna Jensen ( Bjarni Kárason Petersen )

Miðflokkurin

Jenis av Rana ( Karsten Hansen ) | Bill Justinussen

Nýtt Sjálvstýri

Jógvan Skorheim ( Bárður Kass Nielsen ) | Kári P. Højgaard

Independent

Sonja Jógvansdóttir 2

() The MPs indicated in brackets are those who are entitled to vote for members of the state government who are not entitled to vote or for MPs on leave.
1 Annika Olsen was originally elected for Fólkaflokkurin, but left the party shortly after the election and applied for leave of absence on September 20, 2015. Joen Magnus Rasmussen was her representative for one month in October 2015. Annika Olsen was an independent MP until the beginning of February 2016. Since then she has been a member of the Fólkaflokkurin again.
2 Sonja Jógvansdóttir was originally chosen for Javnaðarflokkurin.
predecessor Office successor
Pauli Ellefsen Chairman of the Unionists ( Sambandsflokkurin )
1990 - 2001 		Lisbeth L. Petersen
personal data
SURNAME Joensen, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joensen, Edmund Esbern Johannes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Faroese Unionist politician (Sambandsflokkurin), member of the Folketing
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Oyri