List of ministers of internal affairs of the Faroe Islands

The minister of internal affairs (Faroese: landsstýrismaðurin í innlendismálum or innlendismálaráðharrin) is responsible for the municipalities, the isolated and distant small islands (Útoyggjar), the infrastructure, police, the court, environment, issues regarding immigrants and the administration of Faroese political elections. For a short period in 2008 under Jóannes Eidesgaards second cabinet, this cabinet was called Ministry of Justice, but it was responsible for the same affairs.

Period Name Party Ministry 2004–2005 Jógvan við Keldu People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2005–2007 Jacob VestergaardTinganes.fo, 01-12-2005 | Jacob Vestergaard nýggjur landsstýrismaður í innlendismálum People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2007–2008 Heðin Zachariasen People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2008–2011 Annika OlsenClimate.fo, VEÐURLAG FYRI FÓLKIÐ, Annika Olsen, landsstýriskvinna í innlendismálum [1st female] People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2011 John Johannessen Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2011–2013 Kári P. HøjgaardKvf.fo, Kári P. Højgaard: Sjálvstýrisflokkurin heldur neyvan fram í samgongu Self-Government Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs 2015–2019 Henrik Old Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) Ministry of Internal Affairs

See also

Justice ministry Politics of the Faroe Islands

References