List of cultural ministers of the Faroe Islands

The minister of culture (Faroese: landsstýrismaðurin í mentamálum or mentamálaráðharrin) is a member of the government of the Faroe Islands and head of the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (Faroese: Mentamálaráðið). The ministry changed its name in 2002 from Ministry of Education and Culture and before 1998 cultural affairs did not have its own ministry but were together with other affairs a part of a ministry. The current Ministry of Culture is responsible for education, science, church, media, sports and other leisure activities.

Period Name Party Ministry1963–1967Niels Winther PoulsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools1967–1972Sámal PetersenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools1972–1975Asbjørn JoensenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools1975–1979Dánjal Pauli DanielsenFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Industry, Agriculture and Cultural Affairs1981–1985Tórbjørn PoulsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Finance, Municipalities and Cultural Affairs1985–1989Lasse KleinSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture, Communication and Transport 1989Karl Heri JoensenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture and Transport1989–1991Signar HansenTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of School, Culture and Environment1991–1993Marita PetersenJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture, School and Justice1993Jóannes EidesgaardJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Social-, Health-, Labour- and Cultural Affairs1993–1994Bergur JacobsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture and School1994–1997Sámal Petur í GrundSjálvstýrisflokkurinKommunikasjons-, kultur-, turisme- og havbruksdepartementet1998–2000Signar á BrúnniTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture2000–2001Tórbjørn JacobsenTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture2001–2002Óli HolmLogir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR TjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture2002–2003Annlis BjarkhamarTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Culture2003Annita á FríðriksmørkTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Culture2004–2008Jógvan á LakjuniFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Culture2008Kristina HáfossTjóðveldiMinistry of Culture2008Óluva KlettskarðTjóðveldiMinistry of Culture2008–2011Helena Dam á NeystabøJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture2011–2015Bjørn KalsøSambandsflokkurinMinistry of Culture2015–2019Rigmor DamJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture

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