Territory
High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
- Danish: Rigsombudsmand
Office of the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands · Faeroe Islands
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Government of Denmark
- Exact method
- Rigsombudsmand: the Danish Government's representative in the Faroe Islands, appointed by the Government of Denmark.
- Chosen by
- Government of Denmark
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Lene Moyell Johansen since May 2017 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- 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, 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: High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands in Danish
- 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, current term
- 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, current term