Peter Mohr Dam

Peter Mohr Dam (11 August 1898 – 8 November 1968) was a

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

politician who was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party in 1926. Born on 11 August 1898, in

Skopun Skopun (pronounced ; da, Skopen) is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun. History Although the area has be ...

, Faroe Islands, Dam became a teacher in

Tvøroyri Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. The village is considered ...

. He was member of the Faroese Løgting from 1926 until his death in 1968. Chairman of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party from 1936 until his death in 68. He was a member of the town council of

from 1925 until his death, mayor of Tvøroyri from 1934–1957. He was member of the Danish

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as one of two Faroese members from 1948–1957 and 1964–1967. From 1958 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1968 he was the

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

(Løgmaður). Dam died in office, on 8 November 1968. He was the father of three-time prime minister Atli P. Dam. His granddaughters,

Helena Dam á Neystabø Helena Dam á Neystabø (born 10 December 1955) is a Faroese Social Democratic politician. She has been served in the Lagting from 1990 to 2002, 2008 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019, has been a minister in three governments, and has been a member of th ...

and

Rigmor Dam Rigmor Dam (born 18 December 1971) is a Faroese politician and teacher, she has also been working as a journalist for the Faroese paper '' Sosialurin'' before she was elected to the Faroese parliament, the Løgting. She is the current Minister ...

, are also Social Democratic politicians. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dam, Peter Mohr 1898 births 1968 deaths Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) politicians People from Tvøroyri Faroese members of the Folketing Members of the Løgting Faroese schoolteachers