List of Danish High Commissioners in the Faroe Islands
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List of Danish High Commissioners in the Faroe Islands.
The Danish title is Rigsombudsmand. The Danish High Commissioner has a seat in the Faroese Løgting (parliament), he or she is allowed to speak, but not allowed to vote. The High Commissioner represents the Danish government in the Faroese Løgting.[1]
Name | Born | Died | Entered office | Left office |
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Cai A. Vagn-Hansen | 1911 | 1990 | 1948 | 1954 |
Niels Elkær-Hansen | 1915 | 2007 | 1954 | 1961 |
Mogens Wahl | 1918 | 1986 | 1961 | 1972 |
Leif Groth | 1930 | 2009 | 1972 | 1981 |
Niels Bentsen | 1936 | 1981 | 1988 | |
Bent Klinte | 1939 | 1988 | 1995 | |
Vibeke Larsen | 1944 | 1995 | November 1, 2001 | |
Birgit Kleis | 1936 | November 1, 2001 | August 1, 2005 | |
Søren Christensen | 1940 | August 1, 2005 | January 1, 2008 | |
Dan M. Knudsen | 1962 | January 1, 2008 | Present |
Sources
- World Statesmen.org
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