Kristian Djurhuus

Kristian Djurhuus, 1954

Kristian Djurhuus (born February 12, 1895 in Tórshavn , Faroe Islands , † November 20, 1984 in Tvøroyri ) was a Faroese politician and statesman of the Union Party ( Sambandsflokkurin ).

Life

family

Kristian Djurhuus was the son of Elin, née Larsen from Porkeri , and Hans Andreas Djurhuus (1869–1949), a master carpenter from Tórshavn. One of his ancestors was the poet Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773-1853) and the two poet brothers Janus and Hans Andrias Djurhuus belonged to his relatives.

Kristian Djurhuus married Anna Margretha Nielsen in 1917. The marriage resulted in four sons and the family lived in Trongisvágur .

career

In 1920 Kristian Djurhuus was appointed Sysselmann ( Sýslumaður ) of Suðuroy , based in Trongisvágur. He held this office for 45 years until he left in 1965. From 1926 to 1934 Djurhuus was a member of the Froðba parish council , which he also chaired until 1930. From 1932 to 1962 and 1966 to 1970 he was a member of the Løgting , whose president he was during the turbulent years of the Faroe Islands during World War II .

The Government of the Faroe he was as a minister 1948-1950, 1959-1963 and 1967-1968, while he in the years 1950 to 1958, 1968-1970 Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands was.

The greatest crisis in Djurhuus 'tenure as Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands was the doctors' dispute in Klaksvík (1952–1956), where the attack on him on November 20, 1955 was one of the dramatic climaxes. At that time, an unknown perpetrator shot at his home in Tvøroyri. Djurhuus was unharmed.

literature

Hans Andrias Sølvará: Løgtingið 150: hátíðarrit: 150 ár liðin, síðani Løgtingið varð endurstovnað . tape 2 . Løgtingið, Tórshavn 2002, ISBN 978-99918-966-5-6 , pp. 273 , Kristian Djurhuus (Faroese, online ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 36.7 MB ; accessed on September 17, 2016]).
DJURHUUS Christian lagmand , Kraks BB , rosekamp.dk (in Danish)
Føroya løgmenn og landsstýri síðan 1948 (member of the government since 1948) . tinganes.fo. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. (in Faroese)

Individual evidence

↑ DJURHUUS Christian lagmand , Kraks BB , rosekamp.dk (in Danish)

predecessor	Office	successor
Andrass Samuelsen	Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands 1950–1958	Petur Mohr Dam

predecessor	Office	successor
Petur Mohr Dam	Løgmaður of the Faroe Islands 1968–1970	Atli P. Dam

personal data
SURNAME	Djurhuus, Kristian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Faroese politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tórshavn , Faroe Islands
DATE OF DEATH	November 20, 1984
Place of death	Tvøroyri

[1] DJURHUUS Christian lagmand , Kraks BB , rosekamp.dk (in Danish)