Kristian Djurhuus (12 February 1895 – 20 November 1984) was a Faroese politician. He was a member of the Union Party.

Biography

Kristian Djurhuus was the son of Elin (born Larsen) from Porkeri and Hans Andreas Djurhuus (master carpenter from Tórshavn). He was the chairman of the town council of

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from 1926 to 1930 and was a regular member from 1930 to 1934. He was a member of the Løgting from 1932 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1970 and was its speaker during the

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. He was a minister in the Faroese government from 1948 to 1950, 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1968. He was

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from 1950 to 1958 and from 1968 to 1970. The biggest crisis during Djurhuus tenure was the doctors' disputes of Klaksvík (1952–1956) which resulted in an attack on Djurhuus on November 20, 1955 when an unknown gunman shot at his house. Djurhuus was not injured.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Djurhuus, Kristian 1895 births 1984 deaths Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands Finance Ministers of the Faroe Islands Union Party (Faroe Islands) politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands Fisheries Ministers of the Faroe Islands Speakers of the Løgting