List of lawmen and prime ministers of the Faroe Islands
Appearance
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |
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Føroya løgmaður | |
since 16 September 2019 | |
Inaugural holder | Gilli Andrass Samuelsen |
Formation | c. 1000 12 May 1948 |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands |
This is a list of lawmen and prime ministers of the Faroe Islands.
The Faroese term løgmaður (plural: løgmenn) 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 løgmaður, 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 (c. 1000–1816)
Many of the earlier holders of this position are not known.
Name | Born–Died | Term of Office |
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Gilli | c. 1000 | |
Sjúrður | c. 1300 | |
Símun | c. 1350 | |
Dagfinnur Halvdanarson | c. 1400 | |
Haraldur Kálvsson | c. 1412 | |
Roald | c. 1450 | |
Jørundur Skógdrívsson | 1479–1524 | |
Tórmóður Sigurðsson | 1524–1531 | |
Andras Guttormsson | c. 1490–1543 | 1531–1544 |
Guttormur Andrasson | Died 1572 | 1544–1572 |
Jógvan Heinason | 1541–1602 | 1572–1583 |
Ísak Guttormsson | Died 1587 | 1583–1588 |
Pætur Jákupsson | 1588–1601 | |
Tummas Símunarson | Died 1608 | 1601–1608 |
Zakarias Tormóðsson | Died 1628 | 1608–1628 |
Jógvan Justinusson | Died 1654 | 1629–1654 |
Jógvan Poulsen (1st time) | 1654–1655 | |
Balzer Jacobsen | 1655–1661 | |
Jógvan Poulsen (2nd time) | 1662–1677 | |
Jákup Jógvansson | 1677–1679 | |
Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe | 1679–1706 | |
Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge | Died 1752 | 1706–1752 |
Hans Jákupsson Debes | 1723–1769 | 1752–1769 |
Thorkild Fjeldsted | 1741–1796 | 1769–1772 |
Jacob Hveding | 1772–1786 | |
Johan Michael Lund | 1753–1824 | 1786–1808 |
Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb | 1767–1820 | 1808–1816 |