Óluva Elin Klettskarð (born 24 June 1965) is a Faroese schoolteacher and politician. She was a member of the

Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; da, Lagtinget) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''l ...

from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and career

Klettskarð was 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 se ...

on 24 June 1965, the daughter of Páll Klettskarð from

Haraldssund Haraldssund ( da, Haraldsund) is a settlement in the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Kunoy. Haraldssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is li ...

and his wife Edith (born Stenberg) from

Porkeri Porkeri ( da, Porkere) is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century. History Tradition says that ...

. The parents ran their own business in Klaksvík, and the father later became a fishing boat owner. From 1991 to 1996, she attended the

University of the Faroe Islands The University of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Fróðskaparsetur Føroya) is a state-run university located in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. It consists of five faculties: Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature, Faculty of Social Sc ...

, obtaining a degree in history and Nordic philology. Since 1997, she has been a teacher at Føroya Studentaskúli og HF-Skeið in Tórshavn.

Political career

Klettskarð has been chairman of the main board of Republic (Tjóðveldi) and a member of the party's working committee. She has been a member of the municipal council in Klaksvík from 2009 to 2016 and was a member of the Lagting for several election periods. For two weeks in the autumn of 2008, she was Minister of Culture before Tjóðveldi left the government. From 2015 to 2019, she was a member of the Lagting, whereas her cousin

Sirið Stenberg Sirið Stenberg (born 26 May 1968 in Vágur) is a Faroese politician. She finished her education as a nurse in 1994 and as a nurse in neonatalalogy in 1998 and as a nurse with special knowledge of children from 0-7 (''Heilsufrøðingur'' in Faroe ...

served as Minister of Health.

Personal life

Óluva is married to Andras Sólstein, and they have two sons: Páll Andrasson Klettskarð (b. 1990) who is a footballer, and Ári Andrasson Klettskarð (b. 2001).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klettskard, Oluva 1965 births Living people People from Klaksvík Members of the Løgting Republic (Faroe Islands) politicians Women government ministers of the Faroe Islands Ministers of Culture of the Faroe Islands 21st-century women politicians