List of lawmen and prime ministers of the Faroe Islands

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Føroya løgmaður
Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands
Flag of the Faroe Islands
Incumbent Aksel V. Johannesen since 22 December 2022
Cabinet of the Faroe Islands Government of the Faroe Islands
Member of	Løgting
Formation	c. 1000 12 May 1948; 75 years ago (1948-05-12)
First holder	Gilli (historic) Andrass Samuelsen
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister

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The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands.^[1]

The Faroese term løgmaður (plural: løgmenn) literally means "lawman" and originally referred to the legal function of lawspeaker. This old title was brought back into use to refer to the head of government after the islands obtained Home Rule in 1948. In recent decades the Faroese government has started using "Prime Minister" as the official English translation of løgmaður, reflecting the increased autonomy of the islands. This translation does not apply to the pre-1816 office, only the modern leaders of the Faroese government.

List of Løgmenn

Løgmenn as lawmen (c. 1000–1816)

Many of the earlier holders of this position are not known.

Løgmenn as Prime Ministers during the Home Rule era (1948–present)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Party	Election	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Andrass Samuelsen (1873–1954)	12 May 1948	15 December 1950	2 years, 217 days	Union Party	1946	Samuelsen
2		Kristian Djurhuus (1895–1984)	15 December 1950	8 January 1959	8 years, 24 days	Union Party	1950 1954	Djurhuus I–II
3		Peter Mohr Dam (1898–1968)	8 January 1959	4 January 1963	3 years, 361 days	Social Democratic Party	1958
4		Hákun Djurhuus (1908–1987)	4 January 1963	12 January 1967	4 years, 8 days	People's Party	1962
(3)		Peter Mohr Dam (1898–1968)	12 January 1967	19 November 1968	1 year, 312 days	Social Democratic Party	1966
(2)		Kristian Djurhuus (1895–1984)	19 November 1968	12 December 1970	2 years, 23 days	Union Party	1966
5		Atli Dam (1932–2005)	12 December 1970	5 January 1981	10 years, 24 days	Social Democratic Party	1970 1974 1978
6		Pauli Ellefsen (1936–2012)	5 January 1981	10 January 1985	4 years, 5 days	Union Party	1980
(5)		Atli Dam (1932–2005)	10 January 1985	18 January 1989	4 years, 8 days	Social Democratic Party	1984
7		Jógvan Sundstein (1933– )	18 January 1989	15 January 1991	1 year, 362 days	People's Party	1988
(5)		Atli Dam (1932–2005)	15 January 1991	18 January 1993	2 years, 3 days	Social Democratic Party	1990
8		Marita Petersen (1940–2001)	18 January 1993	15 September 1994	1 year, 240 days	Social Democratic Party	1990
9		Edmund Joensen (1944– )	15 September 1994	15 May 1998	3 years, 242 days	Union Party	1994	Joensen I–II
10		Anfinn Kallsberg (1947–2024)	15 May 1998	3 February 2004	5 years, 264 days	People's Party	1998 2002	Kallsberg I–II
11		Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951– )	3 February 2004	26 September 2008	4 years, 236 days	Social Democratic Party	2004	Eidesgaard I–II
12		Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964– )	26 September 2008	15 September 2015	6 years, 354 days	Union Party	2008 2011	Leo Johannesen I–II
13		Aksel V. Johannesen (1972– )	15 September 2015	16 September 2019	4 years, 1 day	Social Democratic Party	2015	Aksel Johannesen
14		Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972– )	16 September 2019	22 December 2022	4 years, 198 days	Union Party	2019	Steig Nielsen
(13)		Aksel V. Johannesen (1972– )	22 December 2022	Incumbent	1 year, 101 days	Social Democratic Party	2022	Aksel Johannesen II[2]

See also

• Politics of the Faroe Islands
• List of deputy prime ministers of the Faroe Islands

References

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