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Sonja Jógvansdóttir
Sonja J. Jógvansdóttir (born 9 November 1977 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese journalist, politician, and establisher and coordinator of Samtak, the Faroese trade union center. Until 2015, she was a member of Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin). She is a spokesperson for the rights of homosexual people and their rights in the Faroe Islands and was one of the establishers of LGBT Faroe Islands in 2011. Political career On 1 September 2015, Jógvansdóttir became the first Faroese person, who lives openly as a homosexual, who was elected to the Faroese parliament. She received second most votes of the Social Democratic Party. A few days after the election and just after the government of Aksel V. Johannesen was appointed, she left the Social Democratic Party. The reason she left according to herself was that she did not wish to be a part of a homophobic party, as she felt that it was. At the same time she promised that she would support the government of Aksel V. Johannese ...
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Løgting
The Løgting (pronounced ; ) 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 ''lǫgþing'', which was a name given to ancient assemblies. A ''ting'' or ''þing'' has existed on the Faroe Islands for over a millennium and the Løgting was the highest authority on the islands in the Viking era. From 1274 to 1816 it functioned primarily as a judicial body, whereas the modern Løgting established in 1852 is a parliamentary assembly, which gained legislative power when home rule was introduced in 1948. Together with the Manx Tynwald and the Icelandic Alþing, the Løgting is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world, all three holding lineages to the old Norse assemblies of mainland Europe. Today, the Faroe Islands comprise one constituency, and the number of MPs is fixed at 33. The first election with this new syste ...
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1977 Births
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Faroese Journalists
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: * the Faroese language * the Faroese people * the Faroese islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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21st-century Women Politicians
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Faroese LGBTQ Politicians
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: * the Faroese language * the Faroese people * the Faroese islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Lesbian Politicians
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Faroese Women In Politics
Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: * the Faroese language * the Faroese people * the Faroese islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) Politicians
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Members Of The Løgting
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Hanna Jensen
Hanna Jensen (born 19 February 1973 in Leirvík) is a Faroese high school teacher and a liberal - conservative politician (Progress). Biography After finishing high school, Hanna Jensen studied Faroese language and literature at the University of the Faroe Islands. She also took French language and literature at the University of Copenhagen, along with Jurisprudence and Pedagogy. Eventually, she finished with a Cand.mag. degree. Jensen has been teaching and working as a school counsellor at the high school (gymnasium) in Kambsdalur, Fuglafjørður since 2005. Before that, she was teaching at The Technical college in Klaksvík. She has also been teaching Faroese literature at the Faroese Teachers School (''Føroya Læraraskúli'') in Tórshavn . Currently, she lives in Norðragøta. Additionally, Jensen has been the French Consul General of the Faroe Islands since 2010. Political career Jensen's political career started in 2007 when she was elected to the local counc ...
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Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), 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 mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 14,038 (2024), and the greater urban area has a population of 23,160, including the suburbs of Hoyv%C3%ADk and Argir. The Norsemen, Norse (Scandinavians) established their parliament on the Tinganes peninsula in AD 850. Tórshavn thus became the capital of the Faroe Islands and has remained so ever since. Early on, Tórshavn became the centre of the islands' trade monopoly, thereby being the only legal place for the islanders to sell and buy goods. In 1856, the trade monopoly was abolished and the islands were left open to free trade. History Early history It is not known whether t ...
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