List of members of the Løgting, 2015–2019
List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2015–2019, they were elected at the general election on 1 September 2015. The parliament has 33 members this period. Two persons left their parties a few days after the election. Sonja Jógvansdóttir left the Social Democratic Party on 15 September 2015. According to her it was because she couldn't live with the fact that her own party was the one who blocked the possibility of mentioning the possibility of Civil marriage between same-sex couples in the coalition-agreement between the three government parties.[1] Jógvansdóttir was the first Faroese person who is openly homosexual, who has been elected to the Løgting. The second person who left her party was Annika Olsen, who left People's Party on 9 September 2015 because of disagreements and joined Progress on 17 September 2015 and became chairperson of the Standing Committee of Finance of the Løgting.[2]
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The government during this legislature is the Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen; a coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Republic and Progress, supported by Jógvansdóttir.
Name | Party | From area | Comments |
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Aksel V. Johannesen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | Prime Minister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Helena Dam á Neystabø. |
Annika Olsen | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | Left Peoples Party 8 days after the election, joined Progress on 17 September 2015. Left Progress three days later on 20 September 2015 and took leave from the Løgting until the end of October 2015. Joen Magnus Rasmussen replaced her.[3][4] |
Annita á Fríðriksmørk | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Bill Justinussen | Centre Party | Eysturoy | |
Bjarni Hammer | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Bjørn Kalsø | Union Party | Norðoyar | |
Bárður á Steig Nielsen | Union Party | Norðurstreymoy | |
Edmund Joensen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur | People's Party | Norðoyar | |
Eyðgun Samuelsen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | Minister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Jónleif Johannesen |
Hanna Jensen | Progress | Suðurstreymoy | |
Heðin Mortensen | Social Democratic Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Henrik Old | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | Minister of Internal Affairs since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Djóni Nolsøe Joensen |
Høgni Hoydal | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | Minister of Fisheries since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Bjørt Samuelsen |
Jacob Vestergaard | People's Party | Suðuroy | |
Jákup Mikkelsen | People's Party | Norðoyar | |
Jenis av Rana | Centre Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jógvan á Lakjuni | People's Party | Eysturoy | |
Jógvan Skorheim | Self-Government Party | Norðoyar | Skorheim decided to stay on as Mayor of Klaksvík, he was substituted by Bárður Kass Nielsen. |
Jørgen Niclasen | People's Party | Vágar | |
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen | Union Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Katrin Kallsberg | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Kristin Michelsen | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Kristina Háfoss | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | Minister of Finance since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Pauli Trond Petersen |
Kári P. Højgaard | Self-Government Party | Eysturoy | |
Magni Laksáfoss | Union Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Magni Arge | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | Member of the Folketing (Hoydal was elected), substituted in the Løgting by Ingolf S. Olsen from 21 September 2015. |
Magnus Rasmussen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Poul Michelsen | Progress | Suðurstreymoy | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Ruth Vang |
Páll á Reynatúgvu | Republic | Sandoy | Speaker of the Løgting |
Rigmor Dam | Social Democratic Party | Suðurstreymoy | Minister of Culture since 15 September 2015. Should have been substituted by Sjúrður Skaale who was next on the list, but he took leave from the Løgting because he is in the Folketing also and his party policy is now to be in one seat at the time. Instead Kristianna Winther Poulsen took seat in the Løgting. |
Sirið Stenberg | Republic | Suðuroy[5] | Minister of Health since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Óluva Klettskarð. |
Sonja Jógvansdóttir | Social Democratic Party | Suðurstreymoy | Left the Social Democratic Party on 15 September and became Independent. |
References
- Patursson, Steinar (16 September 2015). "Sonja Jógvansdóttir: Kendi meg ikki væl í mínum egna flokki" (in Faroese). Portal.fo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- Johannesen, Johnsigurd (17 September 2015). "Soleiðis eru tingnevndirnar mannaðar" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- Lindenskov, Eirikur (20 September 2015). "Fólkaflokkurin aftur fullmannaður" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Egholm, Sverri (20 September 2015). "Annika Olsen tikið seg úr Framsókn" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Kringvarp.fo". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-02.