Sjúrður Skaale (born 8 March 1967 in
Tórshavn
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) is a
Faroese politician, journalist, actor, singer, and comedian. He is a member of the
Folketing
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for the
Social Democratic Party
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. From 2008 to 2011 he was a member of the
Løgting
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The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''l ...
.
Background
He took his
examen artium
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at
Føroya Studentaskúli og HF-skeið
Føroya Studentaskúli og HF-Skeið is a high school in the valley of Hoydalar, outside Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands
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in 1987, and obtained his
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after studying
political science
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in
Copenhagen
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and
Madrid
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. He also studied
Spanish
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in
Colombia
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and Copenhagen. Skaale worked at Tórshavnar Vatnverk 1987–1988, and was a journalist at ''
Dimmalætting ''Dimmalætting'' ( Faroese for 'Dawn') is the oldest and largest newspaper of the Faroe Islands and is based in Tórshavn.
The first edition of the ''Dimma'', as it is commonly known, appeared (after a test issue on December 8, 1877) on January 5, ...
'' and ''
Sosialurin
''Sosialurin'' is a Faroese newspaper located in Tórshavn. It is written in the Faroese language. The newspaper, in partnership with Føroya Tele, a Faroese telecom, operates the websitin.fo
History
The newspaper published its first copy on 2 ...
'' 1989–1990, a journalist at
Kringvarp Føroya
Kringvarp Føroya (KvF) (English: ''Broadcasting Service of the Faroe Islands'') is the national public broadcasting company of the Faroe Islands. It was founded on 1 January 2005 after a merger of the national radio and television networks, Útv ...
1996–1999, advisor for the
Faroese Government 1999–2001 and secretary of
The North Atlantic Group (Danish: Den Nordatlantiske Gruppe, Faroese: Norðuratlantsbólkurin) 2001–2005. From 2005–2008, he worked in the public sector, as a
high school
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teacher and as an independent consultant in education.
Entertainment career
Skaale has had a number of acting roles, but is best known for the comedy series ''Pipar & Salt'', where he appeared with Jákup Veyhe, and for the lead in the comedy series ''
E elski Førjar'' (2008). ''E elski Førjar'' means "I love the Faroe Islands", but it is misspelled on purpose, the correct spelling would be "Eg elski Føroyar". In both comedy series, he sang several songs, of which some became quite popular. Some of the songs which he sings:
From ''Pipar & Salt'':
*''Eg havi tað strævið'' (It Is Hard Work For Me) - as persona ''Esmar Eysturoy''
*''Lívið er oyðilagt, tá gentur fáa makt'' (Life Is Ruined When Girls Get Power), (James Olsen sings the refrain) the song makes joke about a man who is afraid of female power. He sings this song while acting as the character ''Kári Cool'' in the Pipar & Salt series
* ''Lat tey vita, ólavsøka er'' (Let Them Know That It Is Ólavsøka) sings together with Jákup Veyhe and others. The song makes joke about the economical crisis in the 1990s which was especially hard on the island Suðuroy.
* Jólagleði (christmas joy)
From ''E elski Førjar'':
* ''Danskt pjatt'' (Danish Nonsense) - from the series "E elski førjar" in the role as a Faroese man named Haraldur. The song makes joke about this Faroese man who lives in Copenhagen, he is married to a Danish women but despises everything which is typical Danish and loves everything which is typical Faroese.
* ''Tað er lekkirt'' (It's Lovely)
* ''Tín innari gjeikari'' (Your Inner Gay Guy)
Political career
He was a member of the
Tjóðveldi
Republic ( fo, Tjóðveldi), formerly known as the Republican Party ( fo, Tjóðveldisflokkurin) is a left-wing political party on the Faroe Islands committed to Faroese independence.
History
The party was founded in 1948 as a reaction to th ...
(Republican Party) until 26 May 2011, and left after disagreements with the leader of the party and the other members of the Løgting from Tjóðveldi regarding their work with preparing a bill for a Faroese constitution (Faroese: ''Stjórnarskipanaruppskotið''). Later that year, he joined Javnaðarflokkurin. Skaale 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 ...
from
2008
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–
2011
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, and was a member of the
Committee on Cultural Affairs of the Løgting. He was also elected to the Danish
Folketing
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2007
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–
2011
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, and covered for
Høgni Hoydal
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from 19 February 2007 until 8 September 2008.
The Faroe Islands has two members in the Danish Folketing. Skaale has been a
member of the Folketing since 2011, and is the chairman of the Folketing's Faeroes group, part of Denmark's delegation to the
Nordic Council
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and a member of the Folketing's foreign policy committee. Before the election to the Danish Folketing, Skaale and the
Social Democratic Party
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promised the Faroese voters, that he and the other candidates of the party would not run for the Faroese Løgting as well, if they were elected, because they believed that it was impossible to be a full-time member of the Faroese parliament and a full-time member of the Danish Folketing at the same time. And Skaale kept his promise, he was not a candidate for the Faroese elections in 2011.
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At the 2015 Danish general election
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Skaale was a candidate for Javnaðarflokkurin again; he received 2495 personal votes and became the top scorer of all candidates of all parties in the Faroe Islands and was one of two candidates who got elected.
Skaale was a candidate for the 2015 Faroese general election
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 1 September 2015. Elections for the Danish Folketing were held beforehand on 18 June.
Background
On 4 August 2015 the Løgting passed a motion that criticized Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen ...
. He was not elected but ended as number 11 on his parties list, but because his party, Javnaðarflokkurin, formed government
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together with Tjóðveldi
Republic ( fo, Tjóðveldi), formerly known as the Republican Party ( fo, Tjóðveldisflokkurin) is a left-wing political party on the Faroe Islands committed to Faroese independence.
History
The party was founded in 1948 as a reaction to th ...
and Framsókn, four of the elected members of the Løgting took leave because they were elected ministers, and Skaale could have taken seat in the Faroese parliament for 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 ...
who became Minister of Finance. Javnaðarflokkurin's policy now forbids their members from being members of both parliaments simultaneously. Skaale can choose at some point to take leave from the Folketing in order to be a member of the Løgting, and during the electoral campaign he expressed that wish, because being full time and the whole time only in the Danish parliament distanced the Faroese members of the Folketing from what was going on in the Løgting.
References
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People from Tórshavn
1967 births
Living people
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Faroese journalists
Faroese male actors
Faroese male singers
Faroese writers
Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) politicians
Members of the Folketing 2011–2015
Members of the Folketing 2015–2019
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