Katrin Kallsberg (born 30 July 1967 in

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) is a Faroese

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and

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Republic (Tjóðveldi).

Early life and education

Katrin Kallsberg was born, 30 July 1967, in Denmark. Her parents, Olga and Kaj Kallsberg, are Faroese. She lived in Denmark the first six years of her life, until the family moved back to the Faroe Islands. The rest of her childhood she lived in

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(1975-1979) and

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where her father Kaj Kallsberg was working as a physician. At the age of 16 she spent one year in the U.S. as an exchange student. After that she went to the high school of Tórshavn in Hoydalar. She studied medicine in Denmark and specialized to become a gynaecologist.

Career

Medical career

In 1995, she worked as a physician in

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with

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for a short period. After Screbrenica, she moved back to the Faroe Islands to work as a gynaecologist and consultant surgeon at the hospital in Tórshavn, Landssjúkrahúsið. Kallsberg was chairwomen of the Faroese Equal Status Council (Javnstøðunevndin) from March 2012 until February 2016. She participated in the Faroese TV-documentary ''Fólksins Rødd'' and participates in the Faroese

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debate programme ''Also''.

Political career

She was elected to 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 ...

representing Republic (Tjóðveldi) at the 2015 general election with 396 personal votes. *2015-2019 Chairwoman of the Welfare Committee *2015-2019 Member of the Culture Committee

Personal life

Kallsberg's husband, Poul Henrik Poulsen, died from cancer, in 2005. They have two children, Brandur and Sólja.

References

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