Jógvan Sundstein (; 25 May 1933 – 8 July 2024) was a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party. Sundstein was the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), 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 th ...

. He was married to Lydia Marsten (born 20 November 1927) from

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 fir ...

. Sundstein was a certified accountant and was a member of numerous boards of directors. In 1979 he was elected to the

Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; ) 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 ''lǫgþing ...

for the first time. He was the speaker of the Løgting from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He was

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands. The Faroese language, Faroese term (plural: ) literally means "lawman" and originally referred to the legal function of lawspeaker. This old title was bro ...

(Løgmaður) from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993. In 2008 Sundstein published his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so. Johan Sundstein, better known as N0tail, is his grandson. Sundstein died on 8 July 2024, at the age of 91.

Works

* ''Frá barnaárum ungu til lívsins heystartíð''. Stiðin 2008

Notes

* ''Løgtingið 150 − Hátíðarrit''. Tórshavn 2002, Volume 2, p. 351
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sundstein, Jogvan 1933 births 2024 deaths Prime ministers of the Faroe Islands Finance ministers of the Faroe Islands People's Party (Faroe Islands) politicians Deputy prime ministers of the Faroe Islands Speakers of the Løgting People from Tórshavn