Páll á Reynatúgvu
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Member of Faroese parliament 1998 – |
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Minister of Health and Social Affairs 2002 to 2004 |
Date of birth 26 July 1967 |
Political Party Republican Party |
Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967), 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, and former football player, currently serving as a member of the Faroese Parliament.
He was elected for the first time in 1998, along with Party Chairman, Høgni Hoydal
Høgni Hoydal
Høgni Karsten Hoydal , commonly called Høgni Hoydal, is a Faroese politician currently serving as member of the Faroese Parliament, and formerly a member of the Danish Parliament.- Before taking office :...
, and then again in 2002, when he assumed the position as Minister of Health and Social Affairs.
After being re-elected in 2004, he became a member of "Fíggjarnevndini".
Although the 2008 parliamentary elections
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didn't provide him with enough votes for re-election, Páll á Reynatúgvu was still a member of Parliament, partly due to one of the party-members being on maternity leave.