Aksel V. Johannesen

Aksel V. Johannesen
Aksel V. Johannesen
	Aksel V. Johannesen in 2015
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 December 2022
Monarchs	Margrethe II; Frederik X
Deputy	Høgni Hoydal
Preceded by	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
	In office; 15 September 2015 – 16 September 2019
Monarch	Margrethe II
Deputy	Høgni Hoydal
Preceded by	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Succeeded by	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 March 2011
Preceded by	Jóannes Eidesgaard
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
	In office; 6 April 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Jacob Vestergaard
Succeeded by	Annika Olsen
Minister of Finance
	In office; 21 February 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Jóannes Eidesgaard
Succeeded by	Jørgen Niclasen
Minister of Health
	In office; 16 July 2009 – 21 February 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Hans Pauli Strøm
Succeeded by	John Johannessen
Member of Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 October 2011
Personal details
Born	Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen; 8 November 1972 (age 52); Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Political party	Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)
Spouse	Katrin Apol
Children	3
Parent(s)	Johild and Vilhelm Johannesen
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Height
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1995	KÍ Klaksvík
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a Faroese lawyer and politician for the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) and the current prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to 2019.^[1] He is a former footballer.

^ Rana, Hallur av (15 September 2015). "Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.