Jørgen Niclasen

Faroese politician

Jørgen Niclasen (born 17 January 1969 in Sørvágur) is a Faroese politician. He served as the leader of the Faroese People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) from 2007 to 2022.

On 2 October 2008, he was officially appointed Kaj Leo Johannesen's Deputy Prime Minister, which he was until the 2011 Faroese parliamentary election. He was reelected and became the Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen II.

Niclasen again became minister of finance and deputy prime minister in Bárður á Steig Nielsen's cabinet following the 2019 Faroese general election.^[1] He resigned on 16 February 2022 after having been discovered to have driven while intoxicated six days prior.^[2] He was subsequently also forced to step down as party leader.^[3]

References

1. "Nýggja landsstýrið tikið við landsins stjórn" (in Faroese). Løgmansskrivstovan. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. "Jørgen Niclasen tikin fyri rúsdrekkakoyring og fer frá sum landsstýrismaður" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
3. "Jørgen Niclasen legði frá sær eftir ónøgd í baklandinum" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

External links

• Jørgen Niclasen at the Prime Minister's Office (in Faroese)
• Jørgen Niclasen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Faroese)