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Jógvan Sundstein

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Preceded by
  
Atli P. Dam

Succeeded by
  
Atli Dam

Party
  
People\'s Party


Name
  
Jogvan Sundstein

Political party
  
Folkaflokkurin

Resigned
  
January 15, 1991


Born
  
May 25, 1933 (age 90) Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands (
1933-05-25
)

Role
  
Former Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Previous office
  
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1989–1991)

Jógvan Sundstein (born 25 May 1933) is a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.

Jógvan Sundstein Lydia og Jgvan Sundstein

Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from Tórshavn. He is married to Lydia (born Marsten) from Klaksvík.

Jógvan Sundstein is a certified accountant and was a member of numerous boards of directors. In 1979 he was elected to the Løgting for the first time. He was the speaker of the Løgting from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (Løgmaður) from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993.

In 2008 Sundstein published his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so.

He has lived in Holbæk, Denmark since 2003.

Works

  • Frá barnaárum ungu til lívsins heystartíð. Stiðin 2008

    • References

    Jógvan Sundstein Wikipedia
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