The Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen was the government of the Faroe Islands between 16 September 2019 and 9 November 2022, with Bárður á Steig Nielsen from Union Party as Prime Minister, making a coalition between People's Party and Centre Party.[3]
Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Faroe Islands | |
| Date formed | 16 September 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 9 November 2022[1][2] |
| People and organisations | |
| Prime Minister | Bárður á Steig Nielsen |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jørgen Niclasen |
| Member party | People's Party (A), Union Party (B), Centre Party (H) (until 8 Nov. 2022) |
| Status in legislature | Dissolved |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party (C), Republic (E), Progress (F), Self-Government (D), Centre Party (H) (since 8 Nov. 2022) |
| History | |
| Election | 31 August 2019 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen |
| Successor | Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen II |
During the campaign for the November 2022 Danish general election, Centre Party leader and Faroese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jenis av Rana stated that he could not support Søren Pape Poulsen, the leader of the Conservative People's Party, becoming Prime Minister of Denmark as Poulsen is gay.[4]
The opposition parties in the Løgting planned to call a motion of no confidence on 8 November 2022, but á Steig Nielsen sacked av Rana the same day. The Centre Party subsequently withdrew from the government, resulting in it losing its majority and Nielsen calling early elections.[4]
Composition
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 16 September 2019 | 22 December 2022 | Union | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance | 16 September 2019 | 22 December 2022 | People's | |||
| Minister of Health | 16 September 2019 | 22 December 2022 | Union | |||
| Minister of Trade and Industry | 16 September 2019 | 19 August 2021 | Union | [5][6] | ||
Magnus Rasmussen | 19 August 2021 | 22 December 2022 | Union | [5][6] | ||
| Minister of Fisheries | 16 September 2019 | 20 December 2021 | People's | [7][8] | ||
| 5 January 2022 | 22 December 2022 | People's | [9] | |||
| Minister of Social Affairs | 16 September 2019 | 20 December 2021 | People's | [7][8] | ||
| 5 January 2022 | 13 November 2022 | People's | [9][10] | |||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Education | 16 September 2019 | 8 November 2022 | Centre | [11] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Early election looms as Faroese government coalition spirals into crisis". local.fo. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Prime Minister Nielsen calls general election for December 8th". local.fo. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "New Faroese Government takes office". Government.Fo. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b Faroese Minister Fired After Statements Against Queer People High North News, 10 November 2022
- ^ a b "Minister of Environment, Industry and Trade - The Government". government.fo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Johnsigurd Johannesen (19 August 2021). "New trade and environment minister". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b "'...That morning, Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleysdóttir, minister for social affairs, and Jacob Vestergaard, minister for Fisheries, both resigned from their posts in order to retake their seats...'". twitter.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hansen, Uni L. (20 December 2021). "Parliament passes same-sex bills". kvf.fo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hansen, Uni L. (5 January 2022). "Árni Skaale og Sólvit Nolsø í landsstýrið fyri Fólkaflokkin". kvf.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Mirjamsdóttir, Elin (13 November 2022). "Sólvit Nolsø skiftir flokk". kvf.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Faroe Islands foreign minister dismissed after homophobic remarks". euronews. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-09.