Aksel V. Johannesen
Aksel V. Johannesen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minister of Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 16 July 2009 – 21 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Kaj Leo Johannesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hans Pauli Strøm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Johannessen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 29 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen 8 November 1972 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Katrin Apol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Johild and Vilhelm Johannesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a
prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to 2019.[1]
He is a former footballer.
Political career
At the
minister of health on 16 July 2009, when John Johannessen declined the minister position after Hans Pauli Strøm stepped down. He resigned as minister of health and was assigned as minister of finance on 21 February and was at the same time elected president of the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) on 5 March 2011.[2] On 6 April the same year, he was appointed as vice prime minister. His main task as the president of the Social Democratic Party was to make the party rise to its former strength again for the upcoming election for the Løgting.[3]
On 14 November 2011, the cabinet was renewed and the Social Democratic Party was not a part of the new cabinet. Aksel Johannesen then became chairman of the Social Democratic Party on the Løgting.
At the
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen from 2011 which was 1967 personal votes.[4]
At the Faroese general election on 8 December 2022 he was reelected, and on 22 December 2022 he was elected prime minister.[5]
Football career
Johannesen played
B71 Sandur
).
Johannesen is also a noted runner, and was the national 100 meter champion in 1994. He also played volleyball for Mjølnir, the club of Klaksvík.[6]
Personal life
He is educated Master of Law from the University of Copenhagen in 2004, and worked as a lawyer in Tórshavn from 2007 until he became an active politician. He is former president of the football club of Klaksvík, Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, where he used to play football in his youth. He is married to Katrin Apol, with whom he has three children.
Johannesen is the son of Vilhelm Johannesen,[7] a former Faroese politician, and uncle of Beinir Johannesen, a politician representing the People's Party.
References
- ^ Rana, Hallur av (15 September 2015). "Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "j.fo, From the history of the Social Democratic Party of the Faroe Islands". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ ft.dk
- ^ Samuelsen, Ingi (September 2, 2015). "Aksel breaks all records". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via www.portal.fo.
- ^ Samuelsen, Ingi (22 December 2022). "Hesi manna nýggja landsstýrið". portal.fo. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ kvf.fo - Dagur og vika 14. September 2015
- ^ "Logting.fo, Aksel V. Johannesen". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
