Peter Mohr Dam (11 August 1898 – 8 November 1968) was a

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politician who was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party in 1926.

Biography

Dam was born on 11 August 1898, in

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, Faroe Islands. The first position he took was becoming a teacher in

Tvøroyri Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. The village is considered ...

. He then became a member of the town council of

from 1925 until his death, and later mayor of the same city from 1934–1957. He was member of the Faroese Løgting from 1928 until his death in 1968. He was also chairman of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party from 1936 until his death. He was member of the Danish

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as one of two Faroese members from 1947–1957, 1964–1967, and 1968. From 1959 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1968 he was the

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands. The Faroese language, Faroese term (plural: ) literally means "lawman" and originally referred to the legal function of lawspeaker. This old title was bro ...

(Løgmaður). Dam died in office, on 8 November 1968.

Personal life

He was the father of three-time prime minister Atli P. Dam. His granddaughters, Helena Dam á Neystabø and Rigmor Dam, are also Social Democratic politicians.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dam, Peter Mohr 1898 births 1968 deaths Prime ministers of the Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) politicians People from Tvøroyri Faroese members of the Folketing Members of the Løgting Faroese schoolteachers