2011 In The Faroe Islands
Events in the year 2011 in the Faroe Islands. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * High Commissioner – Dan M. Knudsen * Prime Minister – Kaj Leo Johannesen Events * 29 October – 2011 Faroese general election * 22 November – Four people are killed as Cyclone Berit impacts the Faroe Islands. Sports * July 16 – 31: Faroe Islands at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships References {{Europe topic, 2011 in, state=collapsed 2010s in the Faroe Islands Years of the 21st century in the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a population of 54,609 and a land area of 1,393 km². The official language is Faroese language, Faroese, which is partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic language, Icelandic. The terrain is rugged, dominated by fjords and cliffs with sparse vegetation and few trees. As a result of its proximity to the Arctic Circle, the islands experience perpetual Twilight, civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days; nevertheless, they experience a Oceanic climate#Subpolar variety (Cfc, Cwc), subpolar oceanic climate and mild temperatures year-round due to the Gulf Stream. The capital, Tórshavn, receives the fewest recorded hours of sunshine of any city in the world at only 840 per year. Færeyinga saga, Færeyinga Saga and the writin ...
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Monarchy Of The Faroe Islands
The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark was already consolidated in the 8th century, whose rulers are consistently referred to in Frankish sources (and in some late Frisian sources) as "kings" (). Under the rule of King Gudfred in 804 the Kingdom may have included all the major provinces of medieval Denmark. The current unified Kingdom of Denmark was founded or re-united by the Viking kings Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth in the 10th century. Originally an elective monarchy, it became hereditary only in the 17th century during the reign of Frederick III. A decisive transition to a constitutional monarchy occurred in 1849 with the writing of the first democratic constitution, replacing the vast majority of the old absolutist constitution. The current Royal House is a branch of the d ...
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Margrethe II Of Denmark
Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until Abdication of Margrethe II, her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV. Margrethe was born into the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, Christian X of Denmark, King Christian X. She is the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953 when Act of Succession (Denmark), a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons, Frederik X, Frederik and Prince Joachim of Denmark, Joachim. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death in January 1972. Margrethe has worked as a scenographer, a costume ...
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List Of Danish High Commissioners In The Faroe Islands
The high commissioner of the Faroe Islands is Denmark's state representative in the Faroe Islands, which has internal self-government. The Danish title is ''Rigsombudsmand''. The high commissioner has a seat in the Faroese Løgting (parliament), where he or she is allowed to speak but not allowed to vote. References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of High Commissioners of the Faroe Islands *List High Commissioners of the Faroe Islands High High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift t ...

Dan Michael Knudsen
Dan Michael Knudsen (born 2 March 1962) was the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands (Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne) until 2017. Knudsen was appointed to the office in 2008, succeeding Søren Christensen. He previously worked in the Department of Finance in the Faroese Home Rule Government, 1997–2000: * 2005–2007 Specialist consultant, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands * 2000–2005 Head of Section, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands * 1997–2000 Head of Section, the Faroese Home Rule Government, Department of Finance As High Commissioner he drew up an annual report on the condition of Faroese society and reported to the Danish Prime Minister, whilst representing the Queen in the territory of the Faroe Islands Personal Knudsen graduated with a master's degree in Social Economics from University of Southern Denmark, Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Fune ...
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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 brought back into use to refer to the head of government after the islands obtained Home Rule in 1948. In recent decades the Faroese government has started using "Prime Minister" as the official English translation of , reflecting the increased autonomy of the islands. This translation does not apply to the pre-1816 office, only the modern leaders of the Faroese government. List of Løgmenn Løgmenn as lawmen (–1816) Many of the earlier holders of this position are not known. Løgmenn as Prime Ministers during the Home Rule era (1948–present) Timeline since 1948 This is a Bar chart, graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of the Faroe Islands. They are listed in order of office (those who served multiple terms are shown in or ...
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Kaj Leo Johannesen
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen (born 28 August 1964 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party ( Sambandsflokkurin). He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on 26 September 2008 and left office on 15 September 2015, after his party and coalition with Fólkaflokkurin and Miðflokkurin lost the general election on 1 September 2015. Johannesen is also a former international football player; he was goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team. In the Faroese parliamentary elections, held on 29 October 2011 Kaj Leo Johannesen received 1979 personal votes. This is the largest number of personal votes ever given to a Faroese parliament candidate. He held this record until the general election 2015, when Aksel V. Johannesen received 2405 personal votes. At the same election Kaj Leo Johannesen received 603 personal votes. Member of the city council of Tórshavn Kaj Leo Johannesen was a me ...
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2011 Faroese General Election
Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 29 October 2011. Faroese law states that new elections must be held at least once every four years; however, either the Prime Minister (''Løgmaður'') or a majority of the members of the Faroese Parliament (the ''Løgting'') may call an election before the end of this period. The previous elections having been held on 20 January 2008, the latest date on which the next elections could have been held was 19 January 2012. However, the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Kaj Leo Johannesen, announced on 27 September 2011 that elections would be held on 29 October 2011. He gave no particular reason for his decision. Parliamentary elections must be held no earlier than four weeks and no later than five weeks after the announcement has been made. Results The centre-right parties gained significantly, with both the pro-union Union Party and pro-independence People's Party gaining a seat each, while the new Progress movement (c ...
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Cyclone Berit
Cyclone Berit (also named Cyclone Xaver by the Free University of Berlin) was a very strong European windstorm that formed as a tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles in mid-November 2011. The storm began producing heavy rain and snow over Northern Europe on 24 and 25 November. Scotland saw its first snowfall since March, earlier in the year. The Faroe Islands also reported winds up to and excessive damage. On 25 November, the Norwegian Weather Service named the storm 'Berit'. Another storm, called ''Yoda'', hit Scotland just a day after Xaver. The storm ''Yoda'' was widely known as Lille-Berit (Little-Berit) in Scandinavia, as the Norwegian Weather Service did not issue it with an official name. Meteorological history A low pressure area formed south of the Azores on 21 November, and by the next day, was named Xaver by the Free University of Berlin. On 23 November, the storm passed north-east of the United Kingdom and to the south of the Faroe Islands with a strong ce ...
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Faroe Islands At The 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Faroe Islands competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011. Swimming Faroe Islands qualified 1 swimmer. ;Men References {{Nations at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Nations at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships 2011 in Faroese sport 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2011 In The Faroe Islands
Events in the year 2011 in the Faroe Islands. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * High Commissioner – Dan M. Knudsen * Prime Minister – Kaj Leo Johannesen Events * 29 October – 2011 Faroese general election * 22 November – Four people are killed as Cyclone Berit impacts the Faroe Islands. Sports * July 16 – 31: Faroe Islands at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships References {{Europe topic, 2011 in, state=collapsed 2010s in the Faroe Islands Years of the 21st century in the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

2010s In The Faroe Islands
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