Kaj Leo Johannesen

Kaj Leo Johannesen
Johannesen in 2008
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
In office
26 September 2008 – 15 September 2015
MonarchMargrethe II
DeputyJørgen Niclasen
Jacob Vestergaard
Aksel V. Johannesen
Annika Olsen[1]
Preceded byJóannes Eidesgaard
Succeeded byAksel V. Johannesen
Personal details
Born (1964-08-28) 28 August 1964 (age 59)
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Political partyUnion Party
SpouseJórun Bærendsen
Association football career
Full name Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–2004 HB Tórshavn 299 (0)
Total 299 (0)
International career
1991–1992 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen (born 28 August 1964 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin). He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on 26 September 2008[2] and left office on 15 September 2015,[3] after his party and coalition with Fólkaflokkurin and Miðflokkurin lost the general election on 1 September 2015.[4] Johannesen is also a former international football player; he was goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team.[5]

In the Faroese parliamentary elections, held on 29 October 2011 Kaj Leo Johannesen received 1979 personal votes. This is the largest number of personal votes ever given to a Faroese parliament candidate.[6][7] He held this record until the general election 2015, when Aksel V. Johannesen received 2405 personal votes. At the same election Kaj Leo Johannesen received 603 personal votes.[8]

  1. ^ "The Government - Ministers". Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ Tinganes.fo Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Prime Minister's Office (Official website)
  3. ^ Rana, Hallur av (15 September 2015). "Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ Eidesgaard, Marin (2 September 2015). "Kaj Leo: Eg leggi frá mær fyri at virða valúrslitið" (in Faroese). Portal.fo. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Football.fo". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Historisk sejr ved Lagtingsvalget på Færøerne" (in Danish). Politiken. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ^ Reistrup, Høgni (6 November 2011). "Kaj Leo The King" (in Faroese). Personal blogg of Høgni Reistrup. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Løgtingsval 1. september 2015" (in Faroese). Kvf.fo. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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