The finance minister of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese fíggjarmálaráðharrin or landsstýrismaðurin í fíggjarmálum) is an important part of the Faroese cabinet, (Føroya Landsstýri) and of the Faroese economy.
Finance ministers
Period Name Party1959–1963Kristian DjurhuusUnion Party1963–1967Erlendur PaturssonRepublic1967–1970Kristian DjurhuusUnion PartyDjurhuus was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1970, but he continued to be responsible for foreign, finances and agricultural affairs.1970–1975Peter F. ChristiansenUnion Party1975–1981Demmus HentzePeople's Party1981–1985Tórbjørn PoulsenSjálvstýri1985–1989Jóngerð PurkhúsRepublic1989Finnbogi ÍsaksonRepublic1989–1991Ivan JohannesenUnion Party1991–1993Jógvan SundsteinPeople's Party1993–1994Finnbogi ÍsaksonRepublic1994–1996Jóannes EidesgaardSocial Democratic Party1996–1998Anfinn Kallsbergfolkaflokkurin.fo, Løgtingsvalið 2008, Anfinn Kallsberg, LøgtingsvalevniPeople's Party1998–2003Karsten HansenLogir.fo, FRÁBOÐAN NR. 63 FRÁ 6. JUNI 2002 FRÁ LØGMANNI UM BÝTI AV MÁLSØKJUM LANDSSTÝRISINS MILLUM LANDSSTÝRISMENNINAR Kallsberg was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, og took over the responsibility of finances after Karsten Hansen from 2003 to 2004.Republic2004–2007Bárður á Steig NielsenUnion Party2007–2008Magni LaksáfossUnion Party2008Karsten HansenCentre Party2008–2011Jóannes EidesgaardUs.fo, 20-02-2011 | Løgmaður fer at fremja broytingar í landsstýrinum Social Democratic Party2011Aksel V. JohannesenSocial Democratic Party2011–2015Jørgen Niclasenmfa.fo, The new Government of the Faroe IslandsPeople's Party2015–2019Kristina HáfossRepublic2019–2022Jørgen NiclasenPeople's Party2022Uni RasmussenPeople's Party2022–2026Ruth VangProgress2026–presentAksel V. JohannesenSocial Democratic Party
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