Aksel V. Johannesen

Aksel V. Johannesen
Aksel V. Johannesen in 2015
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Assumed office
22 December 2022
MonarchsMargrethe II
Frederik X
DeputyHøgni Hoydal
Preceded byBárður á Steig Nielsen
In office
15 September 2015 – 16 September 2019
MonarchMargrethe II
DeputyHøgni Hoydal
Preceded byKaj Leo Johannesen
Succeeded byBárður á Steig Nielsen
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Assumed office
5 March 2011
Preceded byJóannes Eidesgaard
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
In office
6 April 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byJacob Vestergaard
Succeeded byAnnika Olsen
Minister of Finance
In office
21 February 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byJóannes Eidesgaard
Succeeded byJørgen Niclasen
Minister of Health
In office
16 July 2009 – 21 February 2011
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byHans Pauli Strøm
Succeeded byJohn Johannessen
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
29 October 2011
Personal details
Born
Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen

(1972-11-08) 8 November 1972 (age 51)
Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Political partySocial Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)
SpouseKatrin Apol
Children3
Parent(s)Johild and Vilhelm Johannesen
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Association football career
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 KÍ Klaksvík 38 (3)
Total 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a Faroese lawyer and politician for the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) and the current prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to 2019.[1] He is a former footballer.

  1. ^ 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.

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