Jógvan Sundstein
Politician
1933 –
Who is Jógvan Sundstein?
Jógvan Sundstein is a Faroese politician and member of the Faroese People's Party.
Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from Tórshavn. He is married to Lydia from Klaksvík.
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 speaker of the Løgting from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993.
In 2008 Sundstein published his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so.
He has lived in Holbæk, Denmark since 2003.
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