Eilif Samuelsen

Torben Eilif Lindenskov Samuelsen (born May 22, 1934) is a former Faroese teacher and politician for the Faroese Union Party.[1]

Eilif Samuelsen
Member of the Parliament of the Faroe Islands from South Streymoy
In office
1978–1990
Prime MinisterPauli Ellefsen
Minister of education
In office
1981–1985
Prime MinisterPauli Ellefsen
Minister of social affairs
In office
1981–1985
Prime MinisterPauli Ellefsen
Minister of energy
In office
1981–1985
Prime MinisterPauli Ellefsen
Minister of the environment
In office
1994–1998
Prime MinisterEdmund Joensen
Minister of energy
In office
1994–1998
Prime MinisterEdmund Joensen
Minister of schools
In office
1994–1998
Prime MinisterEdmund Joensen
Minister of local government
In office
1994–1998
Prime MinisterEdmund Joensen
Mayor of the Municipality of Hvalvík
In office
1963–1965
Chair of the Faroese Teachers' Association
In office
1969–1980
Chair of the Tórshavn Music School
In office
1988–1998
Head of the Education Council
In office
1986–1994
Head of the National Cultural Foundation
In office
1998–2000
Personal details
Born
Torben Eilif Lindenskov Samuelsen

(1934-05-22) May 22, 1934
Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Political partyUnion

Samuelsen was born in Fuglafjørður. He graduated as a teacher from the Haslev Normal School in 1958 and began his career by teaching in Fuglafjørður, Hvalvík, and Tórshavn. He served as mayor of the Municipality of Hvalvík from 1963 to 1965. Samuelsen was the chair of the Faroese Teachers' Association from 1969 to 1980, the chair of the Tórshavn Music School from 1988 to 1998, and the head of the Education Council (Faroese: Landsskúlaráðið) and head of the National Cultural Foundation (Faroese: Mentanargrunnur Føroya) from 1986 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2000.[2]

He served in the Faroese Parliament as a representative from the South Streymoy (Faroese: Suðurstreymoy) district from 1978 to 1990.[3] He served as minister of education, social affairs, and energy under Pauli Ellefsen from 1981 to 1985, and as minister of the environment, energy, schools, and local government in the first and second administrations of Edmund Joensen from 1994 to 1998.

Samuelsen is the grandson of Andrass Samuelsen,[4] the nephew of Trygvi Samuelsen and Georg L. Samuelsen, and the cousin of Lisbeth L. Petersen and Beate L. Samuelsen.

References

  1. Árbók fyri Føroyar. 1995. Tórshavn: Hagstova Føroya, p. 80.
  2. Nattestad, Niels. 2009 (May 22). Eilif Samuelsen 75. Sambandsflokkurin.
  3. Sambandsflokkurin: Umboðan á tingi.
  4. Meg minnist: Eilif Samuelsen.

Further reading

  • Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit, vol. 2 (2002), p. 346.
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