Atli Pætursson Dam (12 September 1932 – 7 February 2005) was a Faroese politician who served as

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on three occasions, most recently from 1991 to 1993. To this date, he is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Faroese history, having served a total of 16 years. He was born in Tvøroyri in 1932 as the son of

Peter Mohr Dam Peter Mohr Dam (11 August 1898 – 8 November 1968) was a Faroe Islands politician who was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party in 1926. Born on 11 August 1898, in Skopun, Faroe Islands, Dam became a teacher i ...

and Sigrid Ragnhild, née Strøm. He was educated engineer in 1964 and worked for the Danish company '' Haldor Topsøe'' until he became prime minister in 1970. He was vice president of the Faroese Mortgage Institution (Føroya Realkreditt) from 1981 to 1985, and again from 1989 until his death. He was elected to the Løgting in 1970 and became Minister of Fisheries the same year, being appointed prime minister in the same year. In addition, he was elected as one of two Faroese members of the Danish Folketing from 1987 to 1988 and 1990 to 1994. In the wake of the Faroese financial crisis, compounded by his health issues, Dam resigned as prime minister and head of the

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on 18 February 1993, and was succeeded by

Marita Petersen Marita Petersen () (née Johansen (); 21 October 1940 – 26 August 2001) 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 ...

. One of his biggest political achievements included his negotiations with the Danish Prime Minister

Poul Schlüter Poul Holmskov Schlüter (; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first ...

, which resulted in the Faroese underground and all natural resources thereof becoming property of the Faroese state; before that, it belonged to the Danish.Information.dk, Våde, sorte drømme
/ref> He was not re-elected for the Løgting at the

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References

*''Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit'', vol. 2 (2002), page 265.
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1932 births 2005 deaths Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands Fisheries Ministers of the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) politicians Faroese members of the Folketing People from Tvøroyri Children of national leaders {{Faroes-politician-stub