Sámal Johansen

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Sámal Johansen (born 31 October 1899 in Haldórsvík, Faroe Islands, died 11 March 1991) was a Faroese writer and teacher. He was the father of Marita Petersen, the first female prime minister of the Faroe Islands. [1]

Haldórsvík Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark

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Marita Petersen was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and the first female speaker of the Løgting (Parliament). She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin . In January 1993, she was elected to the post of Prime Minister which she held until September 1994. Later, she became chairman of the parliament from 1994 to 1995. She was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands in a very difficult time with economic crisis. Marita Petersen died of cancer in 2001.

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References

  1. ↑ Samuelsen, Eyðgunn. "Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) Petersen, Marita" (in Danish). Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Johansen, Sámal - Snar.fo Føroyski Undirvísingarportalurin Snar.
  3. ↑ Lærarfólk i Føroyum 1870-1976. Føroya Lærarafelag. Tórshavn 1976. Page 205.
  4. ↑ Føroyskir fólkaskúlalærarar 1870-1997. Føroya Lærarafelag. Bókadeildin. Tórshavn 1997. Page 257.
  5. ↑ 1975 Sámal Johansen: Á bygd fyrst í tjúgundu øld, Modtagere af Den færøske Litteraturpris (M.A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn)
  6. ↑ snar.fo Sámal Johansen (1899-1991)
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