List of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Faroe Islands
The Minister of Internal Affairs is a member of the Faroese government from 2004 to 2013 and again from 15 September 2015. The minister is responsible for the municipalities, the isolated and distant small islands, the infrastructure, police, the court, environment, issues regarding immigrants and the administration of Faroese political elections. For a short period in 2008 under Jóannes Eidesgaards second cabinet, this cabinet was called Ministry of Justice, but it was responsible for the same affairs.
Periode | Name | Party | Ministry |
2004–2005 | Jógvan við Keldu | People's Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2005–2007 | Jacob Vestergaard | People's Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2007–2008 | Heðin Zachariasen | People's Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2008–2011 | Annika Olsen | People's Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2011 | John Johannessen | Social Democratic Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2011–2013 | Kári P. Højgaard | Self-Government Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
2015– | Henrik Old | Social Democratic Party | Ministry of Internal Affairs |