Jógvan á Lakjuni
Jógvan á Lakjuni | |
|---|---|
Jógvan á Lakjuni, 2007 | |
| Speaker of the Løgting | |
| In office 2019 – 21 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Páll á Reynatúgvu |
| Succeeded by | Bjørt Samuelsen |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Hergeir Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | Páll á Reynatúgvu |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1998–2022 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 3 February 2004 – 4 February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Annita á Fríðriksmørk |
| Succeeded by | Kristina Háfoss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1952 Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands |
| Political party | People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) |
| Spouse | Odvør Gunnarsson |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Victor Danielsen (grandfather) |
Jógvan á Lakjuni (born 13 November 1952) is a Faroese politician, composer and teacher. He was speaker of the Faroese parliament, the Løgting, from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022.
He was born in Fuglafjørður. He worked as a fisherman from 1969 to 1972. He was educated as a school teacher in 1977, and worked as a school teacher in Fuglafjørður from 1977 to 1989. During this period he also studied at the University of the Faroe Islands and since 1989 has worked as a high school teacher at Føroya Handilsskúli in Kambsdalur.