- Jógvan Sundstein
Infobox Prime Minister
name = Jógvan Sundstein
order =Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
term_start =1989
term_end =1991
predecessor =Atli P. Dam
successor =Atli P. Dam
birth_date =May 25 ,1933
birth_place =Tórshavn ,Streymoy ,Faroe Islands
death_date =
death_place =
religion =
spouse =
party =Fólkaflokkurin
profession =Jógvan Sundstein (born
May 25 1933 inTórshavn ) is a Faroesepolitician and member of the Faroese People's Party.Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from
Tórshavn . He is married to Lydia (born Marsten) fromKlaksvík .Jógvan Sundstein is a certified accountant and was a member of numerous boards of directors. In 1979 he was elected to the
Løgting for the first time. He was the chairman of the Løgting from 1989 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He wasPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands (Løgmaður) from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993.In 2008 Sundstein will publish his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so. [
portal.fo : " [http://www.portal.fo/?lg=50616 Sundstein skrivar søgu] ", June 2, 2008. ("Sundstein writes history")]Works
* "Frá barnaárum ungu til lívsins heystartíð". Stiðin 2008
References
* "Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit". Tórshavn 2002, Volume 2, p. 351 ( [http://www.logting.fo/Ymiskt/Løgtingssøgan%202.pdf PDF-Download] )
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