Jógvan Poulsen

Jógvan Poulsen was the 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 leader of the Lagting. King Frederik III did not like Poulsen as Prime Minister, and replaced him with the Dane Balzer Jacobsen, one of Christoffer Gabel's supporters. Gabel at this time had a monopoly on trade to and from the Faroe Islands, so this was much better for him. Jacobsen was Prime Minister until 1661, when Jógvan Poulsen again took over.

His son, Jákup Jógvansson, later also became Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands.

References

Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816) (PDF-Download)

Political offices
Preceded by Jógvan Justinusson	Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands 1654-1655	Succeeded by Balzer Jacobsen
Preceded by Balzer Jacobsen	Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands 1662-1677	Succeeded by Jákup Jógvansson

Lawmen of the Faroe Islands before 1816

Gilli Sjúrður Símun Dagfinnur Halvdanarson Haraldur Kálvsson Roald Jørundur Skógdrívsson Tórmóður Sigurðsson Andras Guttormsson Guttormur Andrasson Jógvan Heinason Ísak Guttormsson Pætur Jákupsson Tummas Símunarson Zakarias Tormóðsson Jógvan Justinusson Jógvan Poulsen Balzer Jacobsen Jógvan Poulsen Jákup Jógvansson Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe Sámal Pætursson Lamhauge Hans Jákupsson Debes Thorkild Fjeldsted Jacob Hveding Johan Michael Lund Jørgen Frantz Hammershaimb

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