Faroese politician who was prime minister and leader of the People’s Party (Faroese: Fólkaflokkurin) Anfinn Kallsberg sadly passed away.
Anfinn Kallsberg Cause of death
The cause of death of Anfinn Kallsberg was not revealed. He died on February 20, 2024, at the age of 76.
Anfinn Kallsberg obituary information
Anfinn Kallsberg wasborn on November 19, 1947, in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands, Denmark. He was Speaker of the Løgting from 1991 to 1993.
Anfinn Kallsberg was first elected to the Faroese parliament in 1980 and consecutively thereafter, Kallsberg served as Fisheries Minister from 1983 to 1985 and for 5 months in Jógvan Sundstein’s first coalition government in 1989, and as Economics and Finance Minister from 1996 to 1998 in a coalition led by Edmund Joensen (Union Party).
Anfinn Kallsberg became Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands on May 15, 1998, in a coalition formed by the People’s Party, the Republican Party, and the Self-Government Party. His first administration aimed for economic and legal independence of the Faroe Islands and started a process of assuming various governmental sectors from the Danish government.
Likewise, Denmark set up a plan to grant full sovereignty to the Faroe Islands. In 2002 the coalition went through parliamentary elections that resulted in the entry of the Center Party into the government, which was the second cabinet of Anfinn Kallsberg.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
