Jákup Jógvansson
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Jákup Jógvansson,
Prime Minister
of the Faroe Islands
from 1677 to 1679.
Jákup Jógvansson was Faroese, and son of former Prime Minister Jógvan Poulsen
. Jógvansson had also been a sysselmann
on Sandoy
. He lived and worked on the farm of Dalsgarður in Skálavík
.
Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands.The Faroese term for the function, Løgmaður literally means "Lawman".-First Ministers :-First Ministers :-See also:...
of the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
from 1677 to 1679.
Jákup Jógvansson was Faroese, and son of former Prime Minister Jógvan Poulsen
Jógvan Poulsen
Jógvan Poulsen,Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands twice, from 1654 to 1655, and from 1662 to 1677.Jógvan Poulsen was Faroese, and married the daughter of former Prime Minister Jógvan Justinusson. Poulsen was raised on a farm in Oyri, before he became elected to leader of the Lagting...
. Jógvansson had also been a sysselmann
Sysselmann
Sysselmann/Sýslumaður is a Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic title of local government. It was used during the Middle Ages as a noble title. In Norway it has been revived twice in modern times as a special form of local government, the Governor of Svalbard now holds the title and the Governor of...
on Sandoy
Sandoy
Sandoy is a small island that is part of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. The largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of six hundred....
. He lived and worked on the farm of Dalsgarður in Skálavík
Skálavík
Skálavík is a village and municipality on the eastern coast of the Faroese island Sandoy . The 2005 population was 182. Its postal code is FO 220. The village's stone church was built in 1891. The famous Faroese writers Heðin Brú and Kristian Osvald Viderø were both born in Skálavík.In late...
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