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Jens Pauli Skaalum

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Jens Pauli Skaalum (December 18, 1893 – August 1, 1978) was a Faroese teacher and a politician for the Union Party.[1]

Skaalum was born in Hvalba, the son of the teacher and politician Óli Niklái Skaalum and Elsebeth Helena Niclasen. He graduated from the Jonstrup Normal School (Template:Lang-da) in Copenhagen as a primary school teacher in 1914, and then taught in Porkeri from 1914 to 1920 and in Hvalba from 1920 to 1960. He was married to Astrid Larsen from Porkeri.[2]

Skaalum was a deputy representative to the Faroese Parliament from Suðuroy, and he stood in for Oliver Effersøe, who took a leave of absence due to health reasons from 1931 to 1932.[2][3] Skaalum was a member of the Hvalba municipal council from 1939 to 1950 and served as mayor from 1939 to 1948. He was a member of the supervisory committee of the bank Føroya Sparikassi from 1957 to 1976.[2]

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