List of the members of the Faroese Løgting in the period 2015–2019, they were elected at the general election on 1 September 2015. The parliament has 33 members this period. Two persons left their parties a few days after the election. Sonja Jógvansdóttir left the Social Democratic Party on 15 September 2015. According to her it was because she couldn't live with the fact that her own party was the one who blocked the possibility of mentioning the possibility of Civil marriage between same-sex couples in the coalition-agreement between the three government parties. Jógvansdóttir was the first Faroese person who is openly homosexual, who has been elected to the Løgting. The second person who left her party was Annika Olsen, who left People's Party on 9 September 2015 because of disagreements and joined Progress on 17 September 2015 and became chairperson of the Standing Committee of Finance of the Løgting.
The government during this legislature was the first cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen; a coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Republic and Progress, supported by Jógvansdóttir.
Name Party From area Comments Aksel V. Johannesen Social Democratic Party Norðoyar Prime Minister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Helena Dam á Neystabø. Annika Olsen People's Party Suðurstreymoy Left Peoples Party 8 days after the election, joined Progress on 17 September 2015. Left Progress three days later on 20 September 2015 and took leave from the Løgting until the end of October 2015. Joen Magnus Rasmussen replaced her. Annita á Fríðriksmørk Republic Suðurstreymoy Bill Justinussen Centre Party Eysturoy Bjarni Hammer Social Democratic Party Suðuroy Bjørn Kalsø Union Party Norðoyar Bárður á Steig Nielsen Union Party Norðurstreymoy Edmund Joensen Union Party Eysturoy Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur People's Party Norðoyar Eyðgun Samuelsen Social Democratic Party Norðoyar Minister since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Jónleif Johannesen Hanna Jensen Progress Suðurstreymoy Heðin Mortensen Social Democratic Party Suðurstreymoy Henrik Old Social Democratic Party Suðuroy Minister of Internal Affairs since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Djóni Nolsøe Joensen Høgni Hoydal Republic Suðurstreymoy Minister of Fisheries since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Bjørt Samuelsen Jacob Vestergaard People's Party Suðuroy Jákup Mikkelsen People's Party Norðoyar Jenis av Rana Centre Party Suðurstreymoy Jógvan á Lakjuni People's Party Eysturoy Jógvan Skorheim Self-Government Party Norðoyar Skorheim decided to stay on as Mayor of Klaksvík, he was substituted by Bárður Kass Nielsen. Jørgen Niclasen People's Party Vágar Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen Union Party Suðurstreymoy Katrin Kallsberg Republic Suðurstreymoy Kristin Michelsen Social Democratic Party Suðuroy Kristina Háfoss Republic Suðurstreymoy Minister of Finance since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Pauli Trond Petersen Kári P. Højgaard Self-Government Party Eysturoy Magni Laksáfoss Union Party Suðurstreymoy Magni Arge Republic Suðurstreymoy Member of the Folketing (Hoydal was elected), substituted in the Løgting by Ingolf S. Olsen from 21 September 2015. Magnus Rasmussen Union Party Eysturoy Poul Michelsen Progress Suðurstreymoy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Ruth Vang Páll á Reynatúgvu Republic Sandoy Speaker of the Løgting Rigmor Dam Social Democratic Party Suðurstreymoy Minister of Culture since 15 September 2015. Should have been substituted by Sjúrður Skaale who was next on the list, but he took leave from the Løgting because he is in the Folketing also and his party policy is now to be in one seat at the time. Instead Kristianna Winther Poulsen took seat in the Løgting. Sirið Stenberg Republic Suðuroy Minister of Health since 15 September 2015. Substituted by Óluva Klettskarð. Sonja Jógvansdóttir Social Democratic Party Suðurstreymoy Left the Social Democratic Party on 15 September and became Independent.
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