- Kristian Djurhuus
Infobox Prime Minister
name = Kristian Djurhuus
order =Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
term_start = 1950-1958 and 1968
term_end = 1970
predecessor =Andrass Samuelsen andPeter Mohr Dam
successor =Peter Mohr Dam andAtli Dam
birth_date =February 12 ,1895
birth_place =Tórshavn ,Streymoy ,Faroe Islands
death_date =November 20 ,1984
death_place =Tvøroyri ,Suðuroy ,Faroe Islands
religion =
spouse =
party =Sambandsflokkurin
profession =Kristian Djurhuus (born
February 12 ,1895 inTórshavn ; deceasedNovember 20 1984 inTvøroyri ) was a Faroese politican and statesman. He was a member of the Union Party.Biography
Kristian Djurhuus is 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
Froðba from 1926 to 1930 and was a regular member from 1930 to 1934. He was a member of theLøgting from 1932 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1970 and was its' president during theBritish occupation of the Faroe Islands in World War II .He was a minister in the
Faroese government from 1948 to 1950, 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1968. He wasPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1950 to 1958 and from 1968 to 1970.The biggest crisis during Djurhuus tenure was the
doctors' strike 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.
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