List of health ministers of the Faroe Islands

Health Minister (Faroese: landsstýrismaðurin í heilsumálum or heilsumálaráðharrin) has been a governmental ministerial post since 1968 in the government of the Faroe Islands. Health affairs have mostly been a part of a larger ministry, often along with social affairs, but since 2008 it has been a separate ministry.

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! Periode

! Name

! Party

! Ministry

1968–1970

|Jacob Lindenskov

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Industry

1975–1979

|Jacob Lindenskov

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Ministry of Health, Social Affairs, Industry and JusticeFrom 1975 until 1979 this ministry was called Ministry of Health, Industry and Justice

1979–1981

|Vilhelm Johannesen

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Ministry of Health, Social Affairs, Industry and Justice

1981–1985

|Páll Vang

|Fólkaflokkurin

|Ministry of Agriculture, Health, Transport and Justice

1985–1989

|Jógvan Durhuus

|Tjóðveldisflokkurin

|Ministry of Agriculture, School and HealthFrom 1985 until 1988 this ministry was called Ministry of Agriculture, School, Energy and Health

1989

|Tordur Niclasen

|Kristiligi Fólkaflokkurin

|Social and Health Ministry

1989–1991

|Olaf Olsen

|Fólkaflokkurin

|Ministry of Industry, Health and Agriculture

1991–1994

|Jóannes Eidesgaard

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Ministry of Social, Health and Labour MinistryFrom 1991 until 1993 this ministry was called Ministry of Social, Health, Labour and Culture

1994–1996

|Andrias Petersen

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Social and Health Ministry

1996

|Axel H. Nolsøe

|Verkamannafylkingin

|Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Labour, Safety and Justice

1996–1998

|Kristian Magnussen

|Verkamannafylkingin

|Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Labour, Safety and Justice

1998

|Óli Jacobsen

|Verkamannafylkingin

|Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Labour, Safety and Justice

1998–2001

|Helena Dam á Neystabø

|Sjálvstýrisflokkurin

|Social and Health Ministry

2001–2002

|Sámal Petur í Grund

|Sjálvstýrisflokkurin

|Social and Health Ministry

2002–2004

|Bill Justinussen

|Miðflokkurin

|Family- and Health Ministry

2004–2009

|Hans Pauli Strøm[http://www.tinganes.fo/Default.aspx?cyear=2013&cmonth=3&ID=11242&M=News&PID=24225&NewsID=56 Tinganes.fo, Hans Pauli Strøm virkandi løgmaður]

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Health MinistryFrom 2004 until 2008 this ministry was called Social and Health Ministry

2009–2011

|Aksel V. Johannesen[http://www.us.fo/Default.aspx?cyear=2014&cmonth=5&ID=11242&M=News&PID=24224&NewsID=3509 Us.fo, 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 }}

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Health Ministry

2011

|John Johannessen[http://www.hmr.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=9915&NewsItemID=9238 hmr.fo, JOHN JOHANNESSEN NÝGGJUR LANDSSTÝRISMAÐUR Í HEILSUMÁLUM]

|Javnaðarflokkurin

|Health Ministry

2011–2015

|Karsten Hansen{{Cite web |url=http://www.gransking.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=2288&NewsItemID=16535 |title=Gransking.fo |access-date=2013-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232515/http://www.gransking.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=2288&NewsItemID=16535 |archive-date=2013-12-30 |url-status=dead }}

|Miðflokkurin

|Health Ministry

2015–2019

|Sirið Stenberg{{cite web|url=http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/atta-folk-i-nyggja-landsstyrid/?L=0&cHash=415165203bbd2c9ae3993d0e3b845a39|title=Átta fólk í nýggja landsstýrið|last=Lindenskov|first=Eirikur|date=15 September 2015|publisher=in.fo|language=Faroese|accessdate=16 September 2015}}

|Tjóðveldi

|Health Ministry

2019-

|Kaj Leo Johannesen

|Sambandsflokkurin

|Health Ministry

Notes and references

Faroe Islands

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