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List Of Lawmen And Prime Ministers 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 to refer to the head of government after the islands obtained Home Rule in 1948. In recent decades the Faroese government has started using "Prime Minister" as the official English translation of , reflecting the increased autonomy of the islands. This translation does not apply to the pre-1816 office, only the modern leaders of the Faroese government. List of Løgmenn Løgmenn as lawmen (–1816) Many of the earlier holders of this position are not known. Løgmenn as Prime Ministers during the Home Rule era (1948–present) See also *Politics of the Faroe Islands * List of deputy prime ministers of the Faroe Islands References {{Reflist Faroe Islands, prime ministers of Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of The Faroe Islands
The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears on one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century. It depicts a silver ram () passant with golden hooves and horns on an azure shield. Later uses show a ram in a seal used by the ', members of the Old Faroese law Court, the Løgting. When the Løgting was abolished in 1816, the coat of arms went out of use, not appearing even after the Løgting was reestablished in 1852 and the Faroe Islands were effectively outside direct Danish rule during the British occupation in World War II. In 1948, the coat of arms came into use again after the Home Rule Act came into force, not by the Løgting (Parliament) but by the Landsstýri (Government). The old title Løgmaður had been reestablished, but this time as the leader of the government, and the coat of arms followed him. On 1 April 2004, the Prime Minister's Office announced that from then on that it would use a new version of the coat of arms. This new interp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
