21 October 1940 Vágur, Suðuroy, British-occupied Faroe Islands
Died
26 August 2001(2001-08-26) (aged 60) Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Political party
Føroya Javnaðarflokkurin
Spouse
Kári Petersen
Profession
Teacher
Marita Petersen (Faroese pronunciation:[ˌmɛaɹɪtaˈpʰeːʰtɛɹsɛn]) (née Johansen (Faroese pronunciation:[ˌjoˈhanːsɛn]); 21 October 1940 – 26 August 2001) was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and the first female speaker of the Løgting (Parliament).[1] She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin (The Social Democratic Party).[2]
In January 1993, she was elected to the post of prime minister, which she held until September 1994. Later, she became chairman of the parliament from 1994 to 1995. She was Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands in a very difficult time with economic crisis.[3] Marita Petersen died of cancer in 2001.
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^Løgtingið 150, HÁTÍÐARRIT, 150 ár liðin, síðani Løgtingið varð endurstovnað(in Faroese, written for the 150 anniversary of the Løgting, published in 2002), page 337
^Ibnlive.in.com Haven on Earth: 6 places secure from financial crisis- 1. Faroe Islands, Denmark
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