Territory
Office of the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
- Danish: Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne
Governs the Faeroe Islands
Official website (rigsombudsmanden.fo) Report a problem with this page
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What it can't do
The High Commissioner (Rigsombudsmand) represents the Danish Government in the Faroe Islands and is not elected. The Faroe Islands govern special Faroese affairs under the 1948 Home Rule Act; defence and foreign policy remain with the Realm.
Who sits on it
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High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
Appointed by the Government of Denmark
- LJ Lene Moyell Johansen since May 2017
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Sources for who sits on it
- High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Lene Moyell Johansen as High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Løgting, read 2026-10-12: fo authority rows (holders as of 2026-10-12, incl. Siumut leaving the Greenland government 13 Mar 2026 and the Faroese 26 Mar 2026 election). Fallback: Wikipedia, with Wikidata for ids, because the official sites (naalakkersuisut.gl, inatsisartut.gl, logting.fo) could not be fetched (HTTP 404 or unreachable); no cross-check against an official list was possible. For: Office of the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands, read 2026-10-12: fo authority_explainer rows (holders as of 2026-10-12, incl. Siumut leaving the Greenland government 13 Mar 2026 and the Faroese 26 Mar 2026 election). Fallback: Wikipedia, with Wikidata for ids, because the official sites (naalakkersuisut.gl, inatsisartut.gl, logting.fo) could not be fetched (HTTP 404 or unreachable); no cross-check against an official list was possible. For: What it can't do
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Faroe Islands, read 2026-10-12: fo name_translation rows (holders as of 2026-10-12, incl. Siumut leaving the Greenland government 13 Mar 2026 and the Faroese 26 Mar 2026 election). Fallback: Wikipedia, with Wikidata for ids, because the official sites (naalakkersuisut.gl, inatsisartut.gl, logting.fo) could not be fetched (HTTP 404 or unreachable); no cross-check against an official list was possible. For: Office of the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands in Danish
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Cabinet of Beinir Johannesen, read 2026-10-12: fo office rows (holders as of 2026-10-12, incl. Siumut leaving the Greenland government 13 Mar 2026 and the Faroese 26 Mar 2026 election). Fallback: Wikipedia, with Wikidata for ids, because the official sites (naalakkersuisut.gl, inatsisartut.gl, logting.fo) could not be fetched (HTTP 404 or unreachable); no cross-check against an official list was possible. For: High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands, read 2026-10-12: Lene Moyell Johansen since 15 May 2017. Fallback: Wikipedia, with Wikidata for ids, because the official sites (naalakkersuisut.gl, inatsisartut.gl, logting.fo) could not be fetched (HTTP 404 or unreachable); no cross-check against an official list was possible. For: Lene Moyell Johansen as High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
- rigsombudsmanden.fo · checked Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne, Amtmænd og Rigsombudsmænd siden 1816 and Ansatte ved Rigsombuddet, read 2026-10-12: Lene Moyell Johansen is Rigsombudsmand (High Commissioner) since 2017 (the page gives the year only; the day 15 May 2017 is from Wikipedia). For: Lene Moyell Johansen as High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
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