Jógvan Sundstein is a Faroese

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 politician

Politician

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 and member of the Faroese People's Party

People's Party (Faroe Islands)

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Jógvan is the son of Johanna Malena (born Jensen) and Hans Jacob Matras Sundstein from Tórshavn

Tórshavn

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. He is married to Lydia (born Marsten) from Klaksvík

Klaksvík

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Jógvan Sundstein is a certified accountant and was a member of numerous boards of directors. In 1979 he was elected to the Løgting

Løgting

Løgting is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, a self-ruling dependency of Denmark.The name literally means "Law Thing" - that is, a law assembly - and derives from Old Norse lǫgþing, which was a name given to ancient assemblies. A ting or Þing has existed on the Faroe Islands for over...

 for the first time. He was the speaker of the Løgting from 1980 to 1984 and 1988 to 1989. He was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

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(Løgmaður) from 1989 to 1991 and was a minister from 1991 to 1993.

In 2008 Sundstein will publish his memoirs, becoming the first Faroese politician to do so.

He has lived in Holbæk, Denmark since 2003.