Álvur Zachariasen (5 June 1931 – 28 June 2022) was a Faroese foreman, teacher, and politician for the Home Rule Party.

Biography

Zachariasen was born in

Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first ...

, the son of

Símun Petur Zachariasen Símun Petur Zachariasen (November 2, 1887 – October 15, 1977) was a Faroese teacher, editor, and politician for the Home Rule Party. Family Zachariasen was born in Kirkja on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. He was the son of Símun Mikk ...

and Maria Henriksen. He is also the nephew of the writer and politician

Louis Zachariasen Louis Christian Oliver Zachariasen known as Louis Zachariasen (21 January 1890 in Kirkja, Fugloy – 30 August 1960) was a Faroese writer and politician for the New Self-Government party. He was the first deputy prime minister of the Faroe Is ...

. Zachariasen graduated as a ship's captain in 1957 and was a foreman at the Lauritzen shipping company from 1955 to 1964, after which he held an equivalent position at the Faroe Ship ( fo, Skipafelagið Føroyar) shipping company until 1971. After this he was a teacher at the Klaksvík Nautical School ( fo, Klaksvíkar Sjómansskúla) from 1972 to 1998. Zachariasen was a member of the municipal council for Klaksvík from 1980 to 1997. He also served as a representative of the

Norðoyar The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles ( da, Norderøerne). These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík Klak ...

district for the Home Rule Party in the

Faroese Parliament Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: *the Faroese language * the Faroese people Faroese people or Faroe Islanders ( fo, føroyingar; da, færinger) are a North Germanic peoples, North Germanic ...

from 1994 to 1998. Zachariasen died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 91.

Parliamentary committees

*1994–1998: head of the Business Committee *1994–1998: member of the Finance Committee *1994–1998: member of the Industry Committee *1994–1998: member of the Fisheries Committee

Biography

Parliamentary committees

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