Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967 in
Tórshavn
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) is a
Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as
speaker of the
Faroese Parliament
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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
parliamentary elections 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,
B71 Sandur. 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
Faroe Islands national football team, four of which were
1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with one friendly match.
In 1996/97 Páll á Reynatúgvu played two matches with
B71 Sandur against
APOEL Nicosia from
Cyprus
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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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B71 Sandoy players
Living people
People from Tórshavn
Republic (Faroe Islands) politicians
Speakers of the Løgting
Ministers of social affairs of the Faroe Islands
Members of the Løgting
1967 births
Faroese men's footballers
Faroe Islands men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Faroese independence activists
20th-century Danish sportsmen