Kristina Háfoss
Kristina Háfoss | |
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Suðurstreymoy | |
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Born | Kristina Danielsen 26 June 1975 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Political party | Republic |
Spouse | Ronnie Háfoss[1] |
Children | 4 |
Kristina Háfoss (born Danielsen; 26 June 1975)
Background
She lived in Copenhagen for the first four years of her life, while her father was studying and her mother was working. After that she grew up in the Faroe Islands, mostly in
Háfoss was a competition swimmer when she was a child and teenager, she swam for the local club in Tórshavn, Havnar Svimjifelag and for the Faroe Islands. The swimming brought her together with another Faroese swimmer, Annika Olsen, who also became a politician later, they became friends at a young age and both were swimming for the Faroe Islands national team.[2] After stopping her swimming career while attending high school in Hoydalar, she began playing volleyball on club level.
Háfoss has degrees as
Political career
Háfoss was deputy president of the næstformand i the Voters Union (Valfelag) of
Member of standing committees of the Løgting
- 2002–2004 member of the Finance Committee
- 2011–2015 deputy chairperson of the Finance Committee[8]
- 2019–2021 member of the Finance Committee
References
- ^ "Um Kristinu (About Kristina)" (in Faroese). Kristinahafoss.fo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b Simonsen, Heri (7 February 2016). "Svimjingin knýtti Kristinu og Anniku saman" (in Faroese). in.fo (Rás2/Sosialurin). Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Kristina Háfoss | Tjóðveldi". tjodveldi.fo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Kristina Háfoss from the Faroe Islands chosen as new Secretary General of Nordic Council". norden.org. Nordic Council. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Louis Zachariasen | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ logting.elektron.fo
- ^ "Val 11" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Løgtingið". logting.fo. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.