List of finance ministers of the Faroe Islands

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The finance minister of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese fíggjarmálaráðharrin or landsstýrismaðurin í fíggjarmálum) is an important part of the Faroese cabinet, (Føroya Landsstýri) and of the Faroese economy.

Finance ministers

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! Period

! Name

! Party

1959–1963

|Kristian Djurhuus

|Union Party

1963–1967

|Erlendur Patursson

|Republic

1967–1970

|Kristian Djurhuus

|Union PartyDjurhuus was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1970, but he continued to be responsible for foreign, finances and agricultural affairs.

1970–1975

|Peter F. Christiansen

|Union Party

1975–1981

|Demmus Hentze

|People's Party

1981–1985

|Tórbjørn Poulsen

|Self-Government Party

1985–1989

|Jóngerð Purkhús

|Republic

1989

|Finnbogi Ísakson

|Republic

1989–1991

|Ivan Johannesen

|Union Party

1991–1993

|Jógvan Sundstein

|People's Party

1993–1994

|Finnbogi Ísakson

|Republic

1994–1996

|Jóannes Eidesgaard

|Social Democratic Party

1996–1998

|Anfinn Kallsberg[http://folkaflokkurin.fo/xa.asp?fnk=flk&bnr=3&nnr=31&fnr=65 folkaflokkurin.fo, Løgtingsvalið 2008, Anfinn Kallsberg, Løgtingsvalevni]

|People's Party

1998–2003

|Karsten Hansen[http://www.logir.fo/foldb/kunfo/2002/0000063.htm Logir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113152502/http://www.logir.fo/foldb/kunfo/2002/0000063.htm |date=November 13, 2005 }}Kallsberg was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, og took over the responsibility of finances after Karsten Hansen from 2003 to 2004.

|Republic

2004–2007

|Bárður á Steig Nielsen{{Cite web |url=http://www.fmr.fo/Index.asp?pID=%7B0BD4110A-F197-45CE-AC63-A5A83C8575FD%7D&cID=%7B4D0DC35E-5EDD-4DEE-968D-FAEB9F22D695%7D&RowID=%7BF61DFBDD-02CB-4F51-94BD-F7E227BE042B%7D&ClearAreas=1 |title=fmr.fo, Bárður Nielsen tekur við nýggjum avbjóðingum. |access-date=2014-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111034030/http://www.fmr.fo/Index.asp?pID=%7B0BD4110A-F197-45CE-AC63-A5A83C8575FD%7D&cID=%7B4D0DC35E-5EDD-4DEE-968D-FAEB9F22D695%7D&RowID=%7BF61DFBDD-02CB-4F51-94BD-F7E227BE042B%7D&ClearAreas=1 |archive-date=2014-01-11 |url-status=dead }}

|Union Party

2007–2008

|Magni Laksáfoss

|Union Party

2008

|Karsten Hansen

|Centre Party

2008–2011

|Jóannes Eidesgaard[http://www.us.fo/Default.aspx?cyear=2014&cmonth=5&ID=11242&M=News&PID=24224&NewsID=3509 Us.fo, 20-02-2011 | Løgmaður fer at fremja broytingar í landsstýrinum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231040210/http://www.us.fo/Default.aspx?cyear=2014&cmonth=5&ID=11242&M=News&PID=24224&NewsID=3509 |date=2013-12-31 }}

|Social Democratic Party

2011

|Aksel V. Johannesen

|Social Democratic Party

2011–2015

|Jørgen Niclasen[http://www.mfa.fo/Default.aspx?ID=10811&Action=1&NewsId=4042 mfa.fo, The new Government of the Faroe Islands]

|People's Party

2015–2019

|Kristina Háfoss

|Republic

2019–2022

|Jørgen Niclasen

|People's Party

2022

|Uni Rasmussen

|People's Party

2022–present

|Ruth Vang

|Framsókn

Notes and references

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