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List of Faroese members of the parliament of Denmark. The Faroe Islands elect two members for the Danish parliament.[1] From 1849 to 1953 the Folketing was one of the two houses in the bicameral parliament known as the Rigsdag; the other house was known as the Landsting.

The Folketing before 1953

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Name Party Associated with Period Comments
Niels Christopher Winther Independent 1851–1857
Enok Bærentsen Independent 1857–1858
Hans Christopher Müller Independent 1858–1864
Johannes Petersen Independent 1864–1866
Jacob Andreas Lunddahl Independent 1866–1869
Oliver Petræus Effersøe Independent 1869–1872
Bærent Bærentsen Independent 1872–1884
Johan Henrik Schrøter Independent 1884–1887
Hans Christopher Müller Independent 1887–1890
Thomas Thomsen Independent 1890–1898
Klæmint Olsen Independent 1898–1901
Jóannes Patursson[2] Independent Venstrereformpartiet 1901–1906
Oliver Effersøe Union Party Venstre 1906–1913 Venstrereformpartiet before 1909
Andrass Samuelsen Union Party Venstre 1913–1915
Edward Mitens Self-Government Party 1915–1918
Andrass Samuelsen Union Party Venstre 1918–1939
Johan Poulsen Union Party Venstre 1939–1943
Thorstein Petersen People's Party Conservative People's Party 1943–1950 Did not attend the meetings after 1947 (boycott)
Peter Mohr Dam Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1948–1953
Johan Poulsen Union Party Venstre 1950–1953

The Landsting before 1953

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Name Party Associated with Period Comments
Johan Hendrik Weihe Independent 1851–1853
Carl Emil Dahlerup Independent 1855–1863
Peter Holten Independent 1862–1865
Andreas Christian Lützen Independent 1863–1864
Hans Christopher Müller Independent 1865–1886
Harald Emil Høst Independent 1884–1890
Klæmint Olsen Independent 1886–1894
Fríðrikur Petersen Independent 1894–1902
Christian Bærentsen Independent Venstrereformpartiet 1902–1906
Fríðrikur Petersen Union Party Venstre 1906–1914
Oliver Effersøe Union Party Venstre 1914–1915
Fríðrikur Petersen Union Party Venstre 1915–1917
Andrass Samuelsen Union Party Venstre 1916–1917 Suppleant
Jóannes Patursson Self-Government Party Radikale Venstre 1918–1920
Oliver Effersøe Union Party Venstre 1920–1928
Jóannes Patursson Self-Government Party Not associated with any Danish party 1928–1936
Oliver Effersøe Union Party Venstre 1929–1933
Oliver Effersøe Union Party Venstre 1936–1953 Died in 1953
Hans Iversen Union Party Venstre 1953 Suppleant

The Folketing after 1953

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Name Party Associated with Period Comments
Johan Poulsen Union Party Venstre 1953–1964
Peter Mohr Dam Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1953–1957
Hákun Djurhuus People's Party Conservative People's Party 1957–1960
Johan Nielsen Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1960–1964
Peter Mohr Dam Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1964–1967
Poul Andreasen People's Party Conservative People's Party 1964–1968
Johan Nielsen Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1967–1984 Suppleant
Hákun Djurhuus People's Party Conservative People's Party 1968–1973
Erlendur Patursson Republic Not associated with any Danish party 1973–1977
Pauli Ellefsen Union Party Venstre 1977–1987
Jacob Lindenskov Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1979–1984
Johannes Martin Olsen Union Party Venstre 1979–1998 Suppleant
Óli Breckmann People's Party Conservative People's Party 1984–2001[3]
Atli Dam Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1987–1988 [4]
Jacob Lindenskov Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1987–1988 Suppleant for Atli Dam
Pauli Ellefsen Union Party Venstre 1988–1990
Atli Dam Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1990–1994
Jacob Lindenskov Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1990–1993 Suppleant
Edmund Joensen Union Party Venstre 1994–1998
Jóannes Eidesgaard Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 1998–2001
Høgni Hoydal Republic The North Atlantic Group 2001–2011
Lisbeth L. Petersen Union Party Venstre 2001–2005
Tórbjørn Jacobsen Republic The North Atlantic Group 2001–2004 Suppleant for Høgni Hoydal[5]
Anfinn Kallsberg[6] People's Party Conservative People's Party 2005–2007
Edmund Joensen[7] Union Party Venstre 2007–
Sjúrður Skaale Republic The North Atlantic Group 2007–2008 Suppleant
Annita á Fríðriksmørk Tjóðveldi The North Atlantic Group 2008 Suppleant for Høgni Hoydal[8]
Sjúrður Skaale[9] Social Democratic Party Social Democrats 2011–
Anna Falkenberg Union Party Venstre 2022–

References

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  1. ^ Britannica.com (see "Government and society")
  2. ^ Sjalvstyri.fo (about the history of the Self-Government Party, written in Faroese) Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Denstoredanske.dk (Danish encyclopedia)
  4. ^ Information.dk (article in the Danish newspaper Information)
  5. ^ B.dk (the Danish newspaper Berligske)
  6. ^ FT.dk, Anfinn Kallsberg (FF)
  7. ^ Ft.dk, Edmund Joensen (SP)
  8. ^ theDanishParliament.dk, Annita á Fríðriksmørk (TF)
  9. ^ Ft.dk, Sjúrður Skaale (JF) (in Danish)
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