List of Cultural Ministers of the Faroe Islands


The Minister of Culture is a member of the government of the Faroe Islands og head of the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture. The ministry changed its name in 2002 from Ministry of Education and Culture and before 1998 cultural affairs did not have its own ministry but were together with other affairs a part of a ministry. The current Ministry of Culture is responsible for education, science, church, media, sports and other leisure activities.
PeriodNamePartyMinistry
1963–1967Niels Winther PoulsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools
1967–1972Sámal PetersenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools
1972–1975Asbjørn JoensenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Municipalities, Culture and Schools
1975–1979Dánjal Pauli DanielsenFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Industry, Agriculture and Cultural Affairs
1981–1985Tórbjørn PoulsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Finance, Municipalities and Cultural Affairs
1985–1989Lasse KleinSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture, Communication and Transport
1989Karl Heri JoensenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture and Transport
1989–1991Signar HansenTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of School, Culture and Environment
1991–1993Marita PetersenJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture, School and Justice
1993Jóannes EidesgaardJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Social-, Health-, Labour- and Cultural Affairs
1993–1994Bergur JacobsenSjálvstýrisflokkurinMinistry of Culture and School
1994–1997Sámal Petur í GrundSjálvstýrisflokkurinKommunikasjons-, kultur-, turisme- og havbruksdepartementet
1998–2000Signar á BrúnniTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture
2000–2001Tórbjørn JacobsenTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture
2001–2002Óli HolmTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Education and Culture
2002–2003Annlis BjarkhamarTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Culture
2003Annita á FríðriksmørkTjóðveldisflokkurinMinistry of Culture
2004–2008Jógvan á LakjuniFólkaflokkurinMinistry of Culture
2008Kristina HáfossTjóðveldiMinistry of Culture
2008Óluva KlettskarðTjóðveldiMinistry of Culture
2008–2011Helena Dam á NeystabøJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture
2011–2015Bjørn KalsøSambandsflokkurinMinistry of Culture
2015–Rigmor DamJavnaðarflokkurinMinistry of Culture