List of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Faroe Islands


The Minister of Internal Affairs is a member of the Faroese government from 2004 to 2013 and again from 15 September 2015. The minister is responsible for the municipalities, the isolated and distant small islands, the infrastructure, police, the court, environment, issues regarding immigrants and the administration of Faroese political elections. For a short period in 2008 under Jóannes Eidesgaards second cabinet, this cabinet was called Ministry of Justice, but it was responsible for the same affairs.
PeriodeNamePartyMinistry
2004–2005Jógvan við KelduPeople's Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2005–2007Jacob VestergaardPeople's Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2007–2008Heðin ZachariasenPeople's Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2008–2011Annika Olsen People's Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2011John JohannessenSocial Democratic Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2011–2013Kári P. HøjgaardSelf-Government Party Ministry of Internal Affairs
2015–Henrik OldSocial Democratic Party Ministry of Internal Affairs