People's Party (Faroe Islands)

Fólkaflokkurin (FF, German People's Party) is a conservative, bourgeois party of the Faroe Islands. In elections, it bears the name list A.

The People's Party was established in 1939. The first chairman was Jóannes Patursson. Its current chairman is Jørgen Niclasen. In Løgting the FF is represented by eight MPs.

The party moved on 6 April 2011 from from the government in 2008 appointed Minister Jørgen Johannesen their Niclasen ( Foreign Minister ), Annika Olsen (interior) and Jacob Vestergaard ( fisheries, and energy ). After early elections, the FF returned to the new coalition government Johannesen II on November 14, 2011.

Party chairman

Government

Until now, the People's Party three times the Løgmaður, the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands. Anfinn Kallsberg has been the only one who reached for re-election.

  • Hákun Djurhuus (1963-1967)
  • Jógvan Sundstein (1989-1991)
  • Anfinn Kallsberg (1998-2004)

Group in Løgting

The eight MPs after the election of 29 October 2011 and after completion of the formation of a government are

  • Jacob Vestergaard
  • Elsebeth Gunnleygsdóttir
  • Jógvan á Lakjuni
  • Bjarni Djurholm
  • Hanus samro
  • Rodmundur Nielsen
  • Brandur Sandoy
  • Bogi Andreasen
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