Kristina Hafoss
Kristina Háfoss (born June 26, 1975 in Denmark ), née Danielsen, is a Faroese politician from the left-wing Republican Tjóðveldi and was Minister of Culture in the Faroe Islands' state government in 2008 . She has been Finance Minister in the Faroese state government since mid-September 2015 .
Life
Kristina Háfoss studied in Denmark and did her Bachelor in Economics in 1988 and in Law at the University of Copenhagen in 2001 . In 2002 he graduated as a Cand.jur. and in 2003 as Cand.polit.
From 1998 to 1999 she worked in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from 1999 to 2000 in the Ministry of Economic Affairs. She worked for the Faroese State Chancellery in the summer of 1999 and 2000. From 2000 to 2001 she was an economic advisor in connection with the project for the development of the Faroese Outer Islands ( útoyggjar ).
She was a member of the board of the Faroese Academic Association MFS and was chairwoman from 1999 to 2000. From 2001 to 2002 she was Vice President of the Republicans in the South Streymoy Area .
From 2002 to 2004 she was a member of the Faroese parliament, Løgting , where she was a member of the finance and chairperson of the local council. In 2008 she returned to politics when she was surprisingly appointed Minister of Culture in the left-wing government of Eidesgaard II on February 4th . On August 30, 2008, Háfoss announced her resignation from the ministerial post for personal reasons.
On September 15, 2015, she became Minister of Finance in the newly formed Faroese state government under Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen .
family
Kristina Háfoss is the daughter of John P. Danielsen and Helena Zachariasen from Klaksvík . Her mother is the daughter of the Faroese politician Louis Zachariasen .
Kristina is married to Ronnie Háfoss. The couple live in Hoyvík , the northern suburb of Tórshavn.
Web links
- kristinahafoss.fo Personal website of Kristina Háfoss
- Biography . logting.elektron.fo. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kristina Háfoss í landsstýrið ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ("Kristina Háfoss in the state government"), portal.fo , February 4, 2008
- ↑ Kristina Háfoss leggur frá sær ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ("Kristina Háfoss resigns"), portal.fo, August 28, 2008
- ↑ Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið , in.fo, September 15, 2015 (Faroese)
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.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Háfoss, Kristina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Danielsen, Kristina (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Faroese politician of the left-wing Republican Tjóðveldi and Minister of Culture in the state government of the Faroe Islands |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denmark |