Edmund Joensen Prime minister

Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen (born 19 September 1944) was born in the small village of Oyri on the second largest island of the Faroe Islands, Eysturoy.He was first elected to the Løgting in 1988. He was Prime Minister from 1994 to 1998, speaker of the parliament from 2002 to 2008, and member of the Danish Folketing from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2007. The Faroe Islands elect two members to the Danish Folketing.

Personal facts

Edmund Joensen
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1944
Birth place
Eysturoy , Oyri
Religion
Lutheranism
Spouse
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Politician

deputy
party
Union Party (Faroe Islands)
successor

Prime minister

FromSeptember 15, 1994
ToMay 15, 1998

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External resources

  1. http://www.samband.fo