Jógvan Sundstein
Jógvan Sundstein (born 25 May 1933) is a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.
Jógvan Sundstein | |
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| Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |
| In office 18 January 1989 – 15 January 1991 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Atli P. Dam |
| Succeeded by | Atli P. Dam |
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| Born | 25 May 1933 Tórshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands |
| Political party | Fólkaflokkurin |
Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from Tórshavn. He is married to Lydia (born Marsten) from Klaksvík.
Jógvan Sundstein is a certified accountant and was a member of numerous boards of directors. In 1979 he was elected to the Løgting for the first time. He was the speaker of the Løgting from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (Løgmaður) from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993.
In 2008 Sundstein published his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so.[1]
Johan Sundstein, better known as N0tail, is his grandson.[2]
Works
- Frá barnaárum ungu til lívsins heystartíð. Stiðin 2008
References
- Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Volume 2, p. 351 (PDF-Download)
Notes
- portal.fo: Sundstein skrivar søgu Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, June 2, 2008. ("Sundstein writes history")
- sosialurin.in.fo: Jóhan Sundstein: Eg geri bara tað, eg elski og dugi best , August 25, 2019. ("Jóhan Sundstein: I am only doing the things, I love and am best at")
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