Provincial Government of the Faroe Islands

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The Tinganes peninsula in the port of Tórshavn . The red buildings are those of the state government
Since 2004 coat of arms of the state government

The state government of the Faroe Islands ( Faroese: Føroya Landsstýrið ) is the autonomous government of the Faroe Islands as part of the Imperial Community (Faroese: Ríkisfelagsskapur ) of the Kingdom of Denmark .

The currently incumbent Faroese state government was formed on September 15, 2015 and is a left-liberal coalition of Javnaðarflokkurin , Tjóðveldi and Framsókn headed by the Social Democratic Prime Minister ( Løgmaður ) Aksel V. Johannesen .

composition

The Faroese State Government is composed of:

  • the Prime Minister (Faroese Løgmaður , Danish Lagmand , an office that had already existed from 1274 to 1816)
  • and the ministers (Faroese Landsstýrismenn ).

The Løgmaður is usually elected by the Løgting every four years . He then appoints the ministers, the number of whom the constitution stipulates at least two. Løgmaður and the ministers have an ex officio seat in Løgting without voting rights . Regular parliamentary mandates are suspended; they will be filled by a voter from the party list. If a minister resigns, he can resume his voting seat in parliament.

The first woman in a ministerial office was Jóngerð Jensina Purkhús , who in 1985 became Minister of Finance, Economy and Environment in the Atli Dam IV state government . Since September 15, 2015, the state government has had four female and four male ministers for the first time in history.

Tabular overview of the state governments of the Faroe Islands since 1948

Period government Parties
1948-1950 State government Andrass Samuelsen SB , JF , SF
1950-1954 State government Kristian Djurhuus I FF , SB
1954-1959 State government Kristian Djurhuus II FF , SB , SF
1959-1963 State government Peter Mohr Dam I SB , JF , SF
1963-1967 Provincial government Hákun Djurhuus FF , SF , TF , FB
1967-1968 State government Peter Mohr Dam II SB , JF , SF
1968-1970 State government Kristian Djurhuus III SB , JF , SF
1970-1975 State government Atli Dam I SB , JF , SF
1975-1979 State government Atli Dam II FF , JF , TF
1979-1981 State government Atli Dam III FF , JF , TF
1981-1985 State government Pauli Ellefsen FF , SB , SF
1985-1988 State Government Atli Dam IV JF , SF , TF , KrF
1988-1989 State government Atli Dam V JF , SF , TF , FrF
1989 State government Jógvan Sundstein I FF , SF , TF , KrF
1989-1991 State government Jógvan Sundstein II FF , SB , TF
1991-1993 State government Atli Dam VI FF , JF
1993-1994 State government Marita Petersen JF , TF , SF
1994-1996 State government Edmund Joensen I SB , JF , SF , VMF
1996-1998 State government Edmund Joensen II FF , SB , SF , VMF
1998-2002 State government beginning of Kallsberg I FF , SF , TF
2002-2004 State government beginning of Kallsberg II FF , SF , TF , MF
2004-2008 State government Jóannes Eidesgaard I FF , SB , JF
2008 State government Jóannes Eidesgaard II JF , T , MF
2008-2011 State government Kaj Leo Johannesen I FF , SB , JF
2011-2015 State government Kaj Leo Johannesen II FF , SB , SF , MF
2015– State government Aksel V. Johannesen JF , T , F

State government Eidesgaard I (2004–2008)

Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister from 2004 to 2008

February 3, 2004 to February 4, 2008 .

Coalition of Javnaðarflokkurin (J), Fólkaflokkurin (FF) and Sambandsflokkurin (SB).

Ministry minister Political party
Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard J
fishing Bjørn Kalsø
from Feb. 25, 2004 		SB
Interior Jógvan við Keldu
until December 1, 2005

Jacob Vestergaard
until November 23, 2007
Heðin Zachariassen
until January 25, 2008

FF
Trade and industry Bjarni Djurholm FF
Lessons and culture Jógvan á Lakjuni FF
Finances Bárður Nielsen
until May 9, 2007

Magni Laksáfoss
from November 15, 2007

SB
Social and health Hans Pauli Strøm J

State government Eidesgaard II (2008)

February 4, 2008 to September 26, 2008 .

Coalition of Javnaðarflokkurin (J), Tjóðveldi (TJ) and Miðflokkurin (MF).

After the Løgting election on January 19, 2008, for the first time in the history of the Faroe Islands there was a red-red government made up of Social Democrats (J) and Left Republicans (TJ). It was Kyndilsmessulandsstýrið ( Candlemas called -Regierung) because they came on 2 February. The Christian Democrats (MF) provided another minister as a junior partner. Another novelty was the post of foreign minister , which the Republican chief Høgni Hoydal took over.

Until 2008 the Løgmaður had taken over the foreign affairs. After apparently a personal falling out between Eidesgaard and Hoydal, the four ministers of the Tjóðveldi were dismissed on September 15, 2008. Eidesgaard ran her business until the successor government took office.

Ministry minister Political party
Prime Minister Jóannes Eidesgaard J
Exterior Høgni Hoydal
until September 15, 2008 		TJ
Fishing and raw materials Tórbjørn Jacobsen
until September 15, 2008 		TJ
economy Bjørt Samuelsen
until September 15, 2008 		TJ
Lessons and culture Kristina Háfoss
until August 30, 2008

Óluva Klettskarð
until September 15, 2008

TJ
Finances Karsten Hansen MF
Social and health Hans Pauli Strøm J
Judiciary Helena Dam á Neystabø J

State government Kaj Leo Johannesen I (2008-2011)

Prime Minister from 2008 to 2015, Kaj Leo Johannesen

The government was formed on September 26, 2008.

Coalition of Sambandsflokkurin (SB), Fólkaflokkurin (FF) and Javnaðarflokkurin (J). Resignation of the FF on April 6, 2011.

Ministry minister Political party
Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen SB
Exterior Jørgen Niclasen
from January 19, 2011:

Jacob Vestergaard was taken
over by the Prime Minister from 6 April 2011

FF
fishing Jacob Vestergaard
from May 4th 2011:
Jóhan Dahl 		FF

SB
Trade and industry Jóhan Dahl SB
Finances Jóannes Eidesgaard
from February 20, 2011:
Aksel V. Johannesen 		J
Social Rósa Samuelsen SB
health Hans Pauli Strøm
from July 20, 2009:

Aksel V. Johannesen
from February 20, 2011:
John Johannessen

J
Lessons and culture Helena Dam á Neystabø J
Interior Annika Olsen
from May 4th 2011:
John Johannessen 		FF

J

State government Kaj Leo Johannesen II (2011-2015)

The government was formed on November 14, 2011.

Coalition of Sambandsflokkurin (SB), Fólkaflokkurin (FF), Miðflokkurin (MF) and Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (SF).

Department minister Political party
Prime Minister,
Foreign Minister 		Kaj Leo Johannesen SB
Social affairs,
Deputy Prime Minister 		Annika Olsen FF
fishing Jákup Mikkelsen
from February 16, 2012:
Jacob Vestergaard 		FF
Trade and industry Jóhan Dahl SB
Finances Jørgen Niclasen FF
health Karsten Hansen MF
Education, Research and Culture Bjørn Kalsø SB
Interior Kári P. Højgaard SF

State government Aksel V. Johannesen (2015–)

Aksel V. Johannesen, Prime Minister since mid-September 2015

The government was formed on September 15, 2015.

CEF coalition of Javnaðarflokkurin (C), Tjóðveldi (E) and Framsókn (F).

Department minister Political party
Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen C.
Fisheries,
Deputy Prime Minister 		Høgni Hoydal E.
Commerce and Industry,
Exterior 		Poul Michelsen F.
Finances Kristina Hafoss E.
Social Eyðgunn Samuelsen C.
Health & Interior Sirið Stenberg E.
Culture Rigmor Dam C.
traffic Henrik Old C.

Ministries and authorities

On March 3, 2004, the Ministry of Oil was dissolved and incorporated as an authority into the Ministry of Trade and Industry and partially into the newly created Ministry of the Interior. From 2004 to 2008 the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health formed a joint ministry.

In addition, the autonomous government operates a number of authorities. Well known among stamp collectors is the Faroe Islands postal authority, Postverk Føroya .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The masculine form in the singular is landsstýrismaður , the feminine form in the singular is landsstýriskvinna and landsstýriskvinnur in the plural.
  2. ↑ Færøerne udnævner en udenrigsminister Politiken (Danish), accessed on December 22, 2011
  3. ↑ Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið , in.fo, September 15, 2015