Finance Ministers of the Faroe Islands

The Finance Minister of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese fíggjarmálaráðharrin or landsstýrismaðurin í fíggjarmálum) is an important part of the Faroese cabinet, (Føroya Landsstýri) and of the Faroese economy.

Finance Ministers

Period	Name	Party
1959–1963	Kristian Djurhuus	Union Party
1963–1967	Erlendur Patursson	Republic
1967–1970	Kristian Djurhuus	Union Party[1]
1970–1975	Peter F. Christiansen	Union Party
1975–1981	Demmus Hentze	People's Party
1981–1985	Tórbjørn Poulsen	Self-Government Party
1985–1989	Jóngerð Purkhús	Republic
1989	Finnbogi Ísakson	Republic
1989–1991	Ivan Johannesen	Union Party
1991–1993	Jógvan Sundstein	People's Party
1993–1994	Finnbogi Ísakson	Republic
1994–1996	Jóannes Eidesgaard	Social Democratic Party
1996–1998	Anfinn Kallsberg[2]	People's Party
1998–2003	Karsten Hansen[3][4]	Republic
2004–2007	Bárður á Steig Nielsen[5]	Union Party
2007–2008	Magni Laksáfoss	Union Party
2008	Karsten Hansen	Centre Party
2008–2011	Jóannes Eidesgaard[6]	Social Democratic Party
2011	Aksel V. Johannesen	Social Democratic Party
2011–2015	Jørgen Niclasen[7]	People's Party
2015–	Kristina Háfoss	Republic

Notes and references

1. Djurhuus was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1970, but he continued to be responsible for foreign, finances and agricultural affairs.
2. folkaflokkurin.fo, Løgtingsvalið 2008, Anfinn Kallsberg, Løgtingsvalevni
3. Logir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR Archived November 13, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Kallsberg was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, og took over the responsibility of finances after Karsten Hansen from 2003 to 2004.
5. fmr.fo, Bárður Nielsen tekur við nýggjum avbjóðingum.
6. Us.fo, 20-02-2011 | Løgmaður fer at fremja broytingar í landsstýrinum
7. mfa.fo, The new Government of the Faroe Islands