Løgmaður
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands Løgmaður |
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Coat of arms of the state government of the Faroe Islands | |
Acting Prime Minister Bárður Nielsen (since September 16, 2019) |
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Official seat | Tinganes (red buildings) |
Term of office | 4 years |
Creation of office | approx. 1000 March 31, 1948 (autonomy) |
Last choice | August 31, 2019 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Website | www.tinganes.fo |
The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is called Løgmaður in Faroese (literally: "Lawman", plural Løgmenn ). He is elected every four years by Løgting , the parliament of the autonomous archipelago , and chairs the state government of the Faroe Islands .
The office has existed since around the year 1000 (with an interruption from 1816 to 1948), i.e. for over a thousand years. All laws of the Faroe Islands must be ratified by Løgmaður.
history
Already in the Norwegian Gulathingslov of the Viking Age there was a section called Tingfararbólkurin , the rules of procedure of the (Faroese) Things , where it was stipulated that the Løgmaður should lead the committee. After the Norwegian legal reform of 1271, this regulation was reaffirmed. However, from then on Løgmaður was no longer chosen by the Thing. The Landslóg (state law) introduced at that time was valid in the Faroe Islands until 1604. In the 17th century it was changed twice by the Danish king, without fundamentally changing anything in the function of the Løgmaður.
After the Peace of Kiel on January 14, 1814, the personal union with Norway ended and the Faroe Islands remained with Denmark. In 1816 the Løgting and the Løgmaður were abolished. His office was now filled by the Amtmaður , an official appointed by Denmark . The Løgting was reinstated in 1852 and from 1923 the Løgting official could also be elected, but the Faroe Islands retained the status of an official municipality of Denmark .
Since the Autonomy Act of 1948, the office of Løgmaður has been restored.
Area of responsibility
The area of responsibility of Løgmaður today includes:
- Cabinet matters
- Ratification of all Løgting laws
- Constitutional matters
- International Relations
Løgmansskrivstovan
Løgmansskrivstovan translates as “the Prime Minister's office” and can be compared to a state chancellery , that is, the head of government's administrative office.
The Løgmansskrivstova supports the Løgmaður in the fulfillment of his duties, prepares and conducts all cabinet meetings and takes care of the control of decisions. It also ensures that all laws passed by Løgting and signed by Løgmaður come into force and are implemented.
The Faroe Islands embassy councilors and attachés in the three diplomatic missions in Copenhagen at the Nordic Council , in Brussels at the EU and in London (including at the International Maritime Organization ) are among the officials of Løgmansskrivstova.
Public inquiries to the Faroese state government are usually answered by this office:
Prime Minister's Office
POBox 64
FO-110 TÓRSHAVN
Faroe Islands
Løgmenn until 1816
Gilli was the first Løgmaður to become known. He is mentioned in the Faroese saga and in 1024 swore an oath on King Olav II. Haraldsson of Norway. His confidante Leivur Øssursson became Norwegian first feudal lord over the islands and the Faroe Islands. The next known Løgmaður appears in the sheep letter . Sjúrður (Sigurd) was Løgmaður on Shetland , but probably also on the Faroe Islands. At that time, Bishop Erlendur was the most powerful man there.
From 1524 there are complete records of all office holders.
from | Løgmaður (1000-1816) | Life dates |
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1000 | Gilli | ? -? |
1300 | Sjúrður | ? -? |
1350 | Símun | ? -? |
1400 | Dagfinnur Halvdanarson | ? -? |
1412 | Haraldur Kálvsson | ? -? |
1450 | Roald | ? -? |
1479 | Jørundur Skógdrívsson | ? -? |
1524 | Tórmóður Sigurðsson | ? -1531 |
1531 | Andras Guttormsson | ? -? |
1544 | Guttormur Andrasson | ? -1572 |
1572 | Jógvan Heinason | 1541-1602 |
1583 | Ísak Guttormsson | ? -? |
1588 | Pætur Jákupsson | ? -? |
1601 | Tummas Símunarson | ? -? |
1608 | Zakarias Tormóðsson | ? -? |
1629 | Jógvan Justinusson | ? -? |
1654 | Jógvan Poulsen | ? -? |
1655 | Balzer Jacobsen | ? -? |
1662 | Jógvan Poulsen | ? -? |
1677 | Jákup Jógvansson | ? -? |
1679 | Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe | ? -? |
1706 | Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge | 1676-1755 |
1752 | Hans Jákupsson Debes | 1722-1769 |
1769 | Thorkild Fjeldsted | ? -? |
1772 | Jacob Hveding | ? -? |
1786 | Johan Michael Lund | 1753-1824 |
1808 | Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb | 1767-1820 |
Løgmenn since the 1948 autonomy
from | Løgmaður (1948 until today) ¹ | Life dates | Party affiliation |
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1948 | Andrass Samuelsen | 1873-1954 | Sambandsflokkurin |
1950 | Kristian Djurhuus | 1895-1984 | Sambandsflokkurin |
1958 | Petur Mohr Dam | 1898-1968 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1963 | Hákun Djurhuus | 1908-1987 | Fólkaflokkurin |
1967 | Petur Mohr Dam | 1898-1968 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1968 | Kristian Djurhuus | 1895-1984 | Sambandsflokkurin |
1970 | Atli P. Dam | 1932-2005 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1981 | Pauli Ellefsen | 1936-2012 | Sambandsflokkurin |
1985 | Atli P. Dam | 1932-2005 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1989 | Jógvan Sundstein | 1933– | Fólkaflokkurin |
1991 | Atli P. Dam | 1932-2005 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1993 | Marita Petersen | 1940-2001 | Javnaðarflokkurin |
1994 | Edmund Joensen | 1944– | Sambandsflokkurin |
1998 | Beginning of Kallsberg | 1947– | Fólkaflokkurin |
2004 | Jóannes Eidesgaard | 1951– | Javnaðarflokkurin |
2008 | Kaj Leo Johannesen | 1964– | Sambandsflokkurin |
2015 | Aksel V. Johannesen | 1972– | Javnaðarflokkurin |
2019 | Bárður Nielsen | 1972– | Sambandsflokkurin |
Web links
- tinganes.fo website of Løgmaður (English and Faroese)