List of members of the Løgting, 2011–15
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List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2011-2015. The parliament had 33 members this period. The election for the Løgting was held on 29 October 2011.[1] Seven political parties got representation in the parliament; People's Party and Union Party got 8 members each, Social Democratic Party and Republic got 6 members each, Centre Party and Progress got 2 members each and Self-Government Party got 1 member elected to the parliament.[2] The Faroe Islands was one electoral district when this election took place. This was the second election with the new system with one electoral district. Before 2008 there were 7 electoral districts.
Name | Party | From area | Comments |
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Aksel V. Johannesen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | |
Alfred Olsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Annika Olsen | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | Minister and Deputy Prime Minister since 2011. Rodmundur Nielsen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Bill Justinussen | Centre Party | Eysturoy | |
Bjarni Djurholm | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Bjørn Kalsø | Union Party | Norðoyar | Minister of Culture since 2011. Reimund Langgaard took his seat in the Parliament. |
Bjørt Samuelsen | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Bárður á Steig Nielsen | Union Party | Norðurstreymoy | |
Edva Jacobsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur | People's Party | Norðoyar | |
Eyðgun Samuelsen | Social Democratic Party | Norðoyar | |
Gerhard Lognberg | Social Democratic Party/Union Party | Sandoy | He represented the Social Democratic Party 2011–2013, he was expelled from the party on 2 Nov. 2013 and was independent until 10 Feb. 2014, when he became member of the Union Party.[3] |
Gunvør Balle | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Hanus Samró | People's Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Helgi Abrahamsen | Union Party | Eysturoy | |
Henrik Old | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Høgni Hoydal | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jacob Vestergaard | People's Party | Suðuroy | Minister of Fisheries 2012- |
Jákup Mikkelsen | People's Party | Norðoyar | Minister of Fisheries 2011-2012. Joen Magnus Rasmussen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Janus Rein | Framsókn | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jenis av Rana | Centre Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Jógvan á Lakjuni | People's Party | Eysturoy | Speaker of the Løgting (Parliament) |
Johan Dahl | Union Party | Suðuroy | Minister since 2011. Jóna Mortensen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Jørgen Niclasen | People's Party | Vágar | Minister of Finance since 2011. Brandur Sandoy took his seat in the Parliament. |
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen | Union Party | Suðurstreymoy | Prime Minister since 2011. Eivin Jacobsen took his seat in the Parliament. |
Kristin Michelsen | Social Democratic Party | Suðuroy | |
Kristina Háfoss | Republic | Suðurstreymoy | |
Kári P. Højgaard | Self-Government Party | Eysturoy | Minister from 2011-13. Jógvan Skorheim took his seat in the Parliament during this time. |
Poul Michelsen | Framsókn | Suðurstreymoy | |
Páll á Reynatúgvu | Republic | Sandoy | |
Rigmor Dam | Social Democratic Party | Suðurstreymoy | |
Rósa Samuelsen | Union Party | Vágar | |
Sirið Stenberg | Republic | Suðuroy[4] |
Personal votes
References
- ↑ Logir.fo The Faroese law about the election (in Faroese).
- ↑ Kringvarp.fo Results from the election at the website of the national Faroese radio and TV station
- ↑
- ↑ Kringvarp.fo
- ↑ Logting.elektron.fo, Løgtingsvalið 29. oktober 2011
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