Hákun Djurhuus (11 December 1908 – 22 September 1987) was the prime minister of the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

from 1963 to 1967. He was born in

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 th ...

. He was first elected to the

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 ...

in 1946 and was its speaker 1950–1951. He was member of the town council of

Klaksvík Klaksvík () is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The fir ...

from 1946 to 1951, mayor of Klaksvík from 1950 to 1951. He was chairman of the Peoples Party (Fólkaflokkurin) from 1951 to 1980. He was minister from 1951 to 1954 and Prime Minister from 1963 to 1967. He was member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. E ...

, elected as one of two Faroese members in the periods 1957–1960 and 1968–1973. Djurhuus withdrew from politics after the 1980 elections. He died on 22 September 1987.

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1908 births 1987 deaths Prime ministers of the Faroe Islands People's Party (Faroe Islands) politicians Speakers of the Løgting People from Tórshavn Faroese members of the Folketing {{Faroes-politician-stub