Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967, in

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 ...

), is a Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as

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of the

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. He was first elected in 1998, and again in 2002, when he assumed the position of Minister of Health and Social Affairs. After being re-elected in 2004, he became a member of the "''Fíggjarnevndin''" (Financial Committee of the Løgting). At the 2008

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á Reynatúgvu was not re-elected, but sat in parliament when Anita á Fríðriksmørk took maternity leave, and as his party was a part of the Landsstýri, he was next on the list to get a seat in the parliament. Before Páll á Reynatúgvu was elected for the Løgting in 2011, he was president of the SEV, which provides the Faroe Islands with electricity. He had to quit this job, because the Faroese law does not allow a person to be a member of the Løgting and at the same time to be a member of a governmental owned institution or company.

Football career

Páll á Reynatúgvu played for many years as a midfielder for his local football club,

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. For a few seasons, he also served as the team's captain. With his club, he won the Faroese League in 1989 and Faroese Cup 1993. In 1993 Páll á Reynatúgvu played 5 matches for the

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, four of which were 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with one friendly match. In 1996/97 Páll á Reynatúgvu played two matches with

against

APOEL Nicosia APOEL ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a major mult ...

from

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in the Champions League. Apoel Nicosia won both matches, but in the away match B71 took a 2-1 lead with goals from Eli Hentze and Páll á Reynatúgvu. APOEL F.C. won the match 4-2.Soccerandequipment.com, 23 July 2009: European Cup Preview, Champions League, EB/Streymur vs. Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus)
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References

External links

The Faroese Republican Party's Website

Páll á Reynatúgvu's profile on the Faroese Republican Party's website

His profile on Faroesoccer.com
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