Torben Eilif Lindenskov Samuelsen (born May 22, 1934) is a former Faroese teacher and politician for the Faroese Union Party. Samuelsen was born in

Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and ...

. He graduated as a teacher from the Haslev Normal School in 1958 and began his career by teaching in Fuglafjørður,

Hvalvík Hvalvík ( da, Kvalvig) is a village in the Faroe Islands, located in a valley on the east coast of the island of Streymoy. It is the southern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river St ...

, and

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

. He served as mayor of the Municipality of Hvalvík from 1963 to 1965. Samuelsen was the chair of the

Faroese Teachers' Association The Faroese Teachers' Association ( fo, Føroya Lærarafelag) is a trade union for educators in the Faroe Islands. The association was established in 1898,Sigurðardóttir, Turið. 2009. Translation in Faroese Children's Literature. In: B. J. Epst ...

from 1969 to 1980, the chair of the Tórshavn Music School from 1988 to 1998, and the head of the Education Council ( fo, Landsskúlaráðið) and head of the National Cultural Foundation ( fo, Mentanargrunnur Føroya) from 1986 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2000. He served 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 ...

as a representative from the South

Streymoy Streymoy ( da, Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also i ...

( fo, Suðurstreymoy) district from 1978 to 1990. He served as minister of education, social affairs, and energy under

Pauli Ellefsen Joen Pauli Højgaard Ellefsen (20 April 1936 – 24 August 2012) was a Faroese politician and member of the Union Party. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1981 to 1985. Pauli Ellefsen was the eldest of eight children born to Sofi ...

from 1981 to 1985, and as minister of the environment, energy, schools, and local government in the first and second administrations of

Edmund Joensen Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen (born 19 September 1944 in Oyri on Eysturoy) is a Faroese politician, who was the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 1998. From 2015 to 2022 served as a member of the Danish Folketing, being one of two ...

from 1994 to 1998. Samuelsen is the grandson of

Andrass Samuelsen Andrass Samuelsen ( da, Andreas Samuelsen; 1 July 1873 – 30 June 1954) was a Faroe Islands, Faroese politician and member of the Union Party (Faroe Islands), Union Party. He was the first Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands after the autonomy of ...

,Meg minnist: Eilif Samuelsen.
/ref> the nephew of Trygvi Samuelsen and Georg L. Samuelsen, and the cousin of Lisbeth L. Petersen and Beate L. Samuelsen.

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