List of Danish High Commissioners in the Faroe Islands

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List of Danish High Commissioners in the Faroe Islands.

The Danish title is Rigsombudsmand. The Danish High Commissioner has a seat in the Faroese Løgting (parliament), he or she is allowed to speak, but not allowed to vote. The High Commissioner represents the Danish government in the Faroese Løgting.^[1]

Name	Born	Died	Entered office	Left office
Cai A. Vagn-Hansen	1911	1990	1948	1954
Niels Elkær-Hansen	1915	2007	1954	1961
Mogens Wahl	1918	1986	1961	1972
Leif Groth	1930	2009	1972	1981
Niels Bentsen	1936		1981	1988
Bent Klinte	1939		1988	1995
Vibeke Larsen	1944		1995	November 1, 2001
Birgit Kleis	1936		November 1, 2001	August 1, 2005
Søren Christensen	1940		August 1, 2005	January 1, 2008
Dan M. Knudsen	1962		January 1, 2008	Present

Sources

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