POLITICIAN

Marita Petersen

1940 - 2001

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Marita Petersen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌmɛaɹɪta ˈpʰeːʰtɛɹsɛn]) (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). She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin (The Social Democratic Party). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marita Petersen is the 16,778th most popular politician (down from 16,389th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marita Petersen ranks 16,778 out of 19,576. Before her are Clemente Mastella, Rawya Ateya, Retno Marsudi, Michael D. Griffin, Ntsu Mokhehle, and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith. After her are Ben Ray Luján, Nitzan Horowitz, Mallikarjun Kharge, Karl Lauterbach, Chrystia Freeland, and Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Marita Petersen ranks 531. Before her are Dmitri Prigov, Danièle Sallenave, John Castle, Tommy Troelsen, Mutsuhiko Nomura, and Lokendra Bahadur Chand. After her are Yelena Petushkova, Jürgen Sundermann, Dave DeBusschere, Hubert Kostka, Georges Carnus, and Raúl Magaña. Among people deceased in 2001, Marita Petersen ranks 308. Before her are Anthony Shaffer, Kira Ivanova, Jale İnan, Mohammad Rabbani, Aleksandr Volodin, and David M. Walker. After her are Ann Sothern, Henry Jonsson, Mike Mansfield, Arthur Geoffrey Walker, Tony Miles, and Helia Bravo Hollis.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 13 out of 27. Before her are Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Rói Patursson (1947), and Aksel V. Johannesen (1972). After her are Gunnar Nielsen (1986), Jakob Jakobsen (1864), Abraham Løkin (1959), Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972), Jens Martin Knudsen (1967), and Fróði Benjaminsen (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Faroe Islands

Among politicians born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 3. Before her are Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), and Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964). After her are Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972).

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