List of lawmen and prime ministers of the Faroe Islands

The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands.

The Faroese term (plural: ) 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 , 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 (–1816) Many of the earlier holders of this position are not known. Name Born–Died Term of OfficeGilli 1000Sjúrður 1300Símun 1350Dagfinnur Halvdanarson 1400Haraldur Kálvsson 1412Roald 1450Jørundur Skógdrívsson1479–1524Tórmóður Sigurðsson1524–1531Andras Guttormsson 1490–15431531–1544Guttormur AndrassonDied 15721544–1572Jógvan Heinason1541–16021572–1583Ísak GuttormssonDied 15871583–1588Pætur Jákupsson1588–1601Tummas SímunarsonDied 16081601–1608Zakarias TormóðssonDied 16281608–1628Jógvan JustinussonDied 16541629–1654Jógvan Poulsen (1st time)1654–1655Balzer Jacobsen1655–1661Jógvan Poulsen (2nd time)1662–1677Jákup Jógvansson1677–1679Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe1679–1706Sámal Pætursson LamhaugeDied 17521706–1752Hans Jákupsson Debes1723–17691752–1769Thorkild Fjeldsted1741–17961769–1772Jacob Hveding1772–1786Johan Michael Lund1753–18241786–1808Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb1767–18201808–1816

Løgmenn as Prime Ministers during the Home Rule era (1948–present) 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 Union Party 1946 Samuelsen 2 Kristian Djurhuus(1895–1984) 15 December 1950 8 January 1959 Union Party 19501954 Djurhuus I–II 3 Peter Mohr Dam(1898–1968) 8 January 1959 4 January 1963 Social Democratic Party 1958 4 Hákun Djurhuus(1908–1987) 4 January 1963 12 January 1967 People's Party 1962 Peter Mohr Dam(1898–1968) 12 January 1967 19 November 1968 Social Democratic Party 1966 Kristian Djurhuus(1895–1984) 19 November 1968 12 December 1970 Union Party 1966 5 Atli Dam(1932–2005) 12 December 1970 5 January 1981 Social Democratic Party 197019741978 6 Pauli Ellefsen(1936–2012) 5 January 1981 10 January 1985 Union Party 1980 Atli Dam(1932–2005) 10 January 1985 18 January 1989 Social Democratic Party 1984 7 Jógvan Sundstein(1933–2024) 18 January 1989 15 January 1991 People's Party 1988 Atli Dam(1932–2005) 15 January 1991 18 January 1993 Social Democratic Party 1990 8 Marita Petersen(1940–2001) 18 January 1993 15 September 1994 Social Democratic Party 1990 9 Edmund Joensen(1944– ) 15 September 1994 15 May 1998 Union Party 1994 Joensen I–II 10 Anfinn Kallsberg(1947–2024) 15 May 1998 3 February 2004 People's Party 19982002 Kallsberg I–II 11 Jóannes Eidesgaard(1951– ) 3 February 2004 26 September 2008 Social Democratic Party 2004 Eidesgaard I–II 12 Kaj Leo Johannesen(1964– ) 26 September 2008 15 September 2015 Union Party 20082011 Leo Johannesen I–II 13 Aksel V. Johannesen(1972– ) 15 September 2015 16 September 2019 Social Democratic Party 2015 Aksel Johannesen I 14 Bárður á Steig Nielsen(1972– ) 16 September 2019 22 December 2022 Union Party 2019 Steig Nielsen Aksel V. Johannesen(1972– ) 22 December 2022 13 April 2026 Social Democratic Party 2022 Aksel Johannesen II 15 Beinir Johannesen(1997– ) 13 April 2026 Incumbent People's Party 2026 Beinir Johannesen

Timeline since 1948 This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of the Faroe Islands. They are listed in order of office (those who served multiple terms are shown in order of their first).

See also Politics of the Faroe Islands List of deputy prime ministers of the Faroe Islands Prime Minister of Denmark Prime Minister of Greenland

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