Worldwide Guide to Women
in Leadership
Faeroes Islands Parties
Also see Faero Islands Ministers
1990-93 Chairperson of the Social Democrats
Marita Petersen
Minister of Justice and Premier Minister
1991-98 Chairperson of the People's Alliance Ingeborg Vinther
1993-98 Chairperson of of the Paliamentary
Group of Sjálvstýrisflokkurin Self-Rule/Independence-Party Helena Dam á Neystabø
1994-200 1Party Chairperson
Member of the government 1998-2001,
and again 2008-11 as Social Democrat.
Circa 2000-04 Vice-Chairperson of the Social
Democrats (Javnaðarflokkurin) Jansy Olsen
Mayor of
Mykines 1997-2000
2001-04 Chairperson of Sambandsflokurin Lisbeth
R. Petersen
Vice-Chairperson of the Lógting
1990-92, Deputy Mayor
1984-92 and
Mayor of Tórshavn 1992-96. Before the
2004-elections she had been
considered the favourite to become premier, but her poor performance during the
election-campagn caused heavy losses for the party, and she resigned the day
after the elections. Member of the Lógting until 2008 and until 2005 of the Danish
Folketing (as the first Faeorish woman) (b. 1939-).
2004-? Vice-Chairperson of the Social
Democrats (Javnaðarflokkurin) Helena Eliasen
Circa 2004-?
Vice-Chairperson of the Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (Independence Party) Ása Olsen
2008 and 2011- Chairperson of the
Parliamentary Group of Tjóðveldi Annita á Fríðriksmørk
MP from 1998, Member of the
Government in 2003. Substitute Member of the Danish Folketing from 2007, and
when the elected member and party leader, Høgni Hoydal, became member of the
government in 2008, she was supposed to take his seat, but was on maternity
leave for some months. (b. 1968-).
2008 Chairperson
of the Parliamentary Group of Tjóðveldi Bergtóra Høgnadóttir Joensen
In office during the absence of
leave of Annita a Fridriksmørk
2011- Chairperson
of the Parliamentary Group of Javnaðarflokkurin Eyðgunn Jana Samuelsen
Last update 25.11.11