Brandur Sandoy (born 23 April 1973 in

Sandur, Faroe Islands Sandur (meaning ''sandy beach''; ) is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village. In January 2024, ...

) is a Faroese politician, sheep farmer and businessman. His surname is the same as the name of the island

Sandoy Sandoy ("Sand Island") is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the Regions of the Faroe Islands, region ...

, where he lives. He runs a sheep farm in Inni í Dal between Sandur and Skopun, near the school and football stadium of

B71 Sandoy B71 (Sandoy) (B71 being short for Bóltfelagið 1971 – literal translation: "Ball Club 1971") is a Faroe Islands, Faroese football Football team, club, playing their home games ''Inni í Dal'', Sandur (Faroe Islands), Sandur. Teams are made u ...

. He also runs a small business named BS-Smíð and rents a holiday home together with his wife Anja Sandoy, with whom he has three children: Várdis, Pauli and Pál. He is a former football player, he played for

in the 1990s.

Political career

Sandoy was elected to the town council of Sandur in November 2008 and took seat in the town council on 1 January 2009. At that time

Páll á Reynatúgvu Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as speaker of the Faroese Parliament. He was first elected in 1998, and again in 2002, when he assumed the position of ...

was mayor, but in October 2009 Brandur Sandoy became mayor. In November 2011 he became a member of the Faroese parliament representing People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin), the

Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; ) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''lǫgþing ...

. He was not elected directly, but because his party the People's Party became a member of the coalition, three of the elected members of the People's Party became ministers and these persons who all were elected to the Løgting were granted leave from the Løgting which is common practise in the Faroe Islands. Sandoy took

Jørgen Niclasen Jørgen Niclasen (born 17 January 1969 in Sørvágur) is a Faroese politician. He served as the leader of the People's Party ( Fólkaflokkurin) from 2007 to 2022. On 2 October 2008, he was officially appointed Kaj Leo Johannesen's Deputy Prime ...

's seat, who became Finance Minister. He is member of the Committee of Justice (one of the standing committees of the Løgting), and vice member of The Welfare Committee and of the Committee on Fisheries and Industry. Sandoy is vice president of the

West Nordic Council The West Nordic Council (, , , ) is a cooperative forum for the parliaments and governments of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. It was initially founded in 1985 as the West Nordic Parliamentarian Council of Cooperation but the name was ch ...

since January 2014.Sandportal.fo, Brandur Sandoy næstformaður í útnorður-tingnevnd
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoy, Brandur 1973 births Living people Members of the Løgting People's Party (Faroe Islands) politicians B71 Sandoy players Men's association football players not categorized by position Faroese men's footballers