Kristian Djurhuus
Kristian Djurhuus | |
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| Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |
| In office 19 November 1968 – 12 December 1970 | |
| Monarch | Frederik IX |
| Preceded by | Peter Mohr Dam |
| Succeeded by | Atli Dam |
| In office 15 December 1950 – 8 January 1959 | |
| Monarch | Frederik IX |
| Preceded by | Andrass Samuelsen |
| Succeeded by | Peter Mohr Dam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1895 Sambandsflokkurin |
Kristian Djurhuus (12 February 1895 – 20 November 1984) was a Faroese politician. He was a member of the Union Party.
Biography
Kristian Djurhuus was the son of Elin (born Larsen) from Porkeri and Hans Andreas Djurhuus (master carpenter from Tórshavn).
He was the chairman of the town council of
British occupation of the Faroe Islands in World War II
.
He was a minister in the
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
from 1950 to 1958 and from 1968 to 1970.
The biggest crisis during Djurhuus tenure was the doctors' disputes of Klaksvík (1952–1956) which resulted in an attack on Djurhuus on November 20, 1955 when an unknown gunman shot at his house. Djurhuus was not injured.
