Annika Olsen
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
In office
14 November 2011 – 15 September 2015
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byAksel V. Johannesen
Succeeded byHøgni Hoydal
Minister of Social Affairs of the Faroe Islands
In office
14 November 2011 – 15 September 2015
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byRósa Samuelsen
Succeeded byEyðgunn Samuelsen
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Faroe Islands
In office
26 September 2008 – 6 April 2011
Prime MinisterKaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded byHelena Dam á Neystabø
Succeeded byJohn Johannessen
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2 February 2008
Mayor of Tórshavn
In office
1 January 2017 – 1 January 2021
Preceded byHeðin Mortensen
Succeeded byHeðin Mortensen
Personal details
Born (1975-03-13) 13 March 1975
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Political partyRepublic (since 14 November 2022)[1]
Other political
affiliations		People's Party (until 11 November 2022),[2]
Progress (17 - 20 September 2015 only)
SpouseJacob Horn Nielsen

Annika Olsen (born 13 March 1975, in Tórshavn, grew up in Vágur) is a Faroese politician, high school teacher and former swimmer. She was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs in the Faroe Islands (2011–15) and Minister of Internal Affairs from 2008 to 2011 representing the People's Party (Faroe Islands). Before that she was a member of the City Council of Tórshavn from 2004 to 2008.[3] Annika Olsen has an MA in Nordic languages and literature with a supplementary subject in religion.[4] She is the daughter of Jákup Olsen, a businessman, former politician and former headmaster of Vágur's School and Marna Olsen, born Holm, a retired teacher.

At the general election 2015, the People's Party lost two seats in the Faroese parliament, they got 18.9% of the votes and 6 members. Annika Olsen got second most votes of the party's candidates. Eight days after the election, Olsen (who had received 961 personal votes) left the People's Party. This meant that the party lost one member and now has 5 parliament members.[5] On 17 September she joined the Liberal party Progress, which is part of the governing coalition. She was subsequently elected as chairman of the Fiscal committee. Three days later, she stated that she regretted the decision and left Progress, also saying she would not be chairman of the Fiscal committee and that she needed some time alone with her family. She took leave from the parliament. She asked the people who elected her to forgive her, and said that she had had too little time to think before changing parties.[6]

On 4 February 2016 she became a member of the People's Party again.[7]

On 11 November 2022, Annika Olsen announced that she is leaving the People's Party due to policy disagreements and internal struggles.[2] On 14 November 2022, it was announced that she is running in the general election as a member of Republic.[1] She was elected to parliament in the election with 335 personal votes. [8]

Swimming career

Between 1988 and 1995 Annika Olsen was a member of the Faroese national swimming team.[9] She attended the Island Games in 1991 and won a bronze medal in 200 m breast, bronze in 4x50 m free, bronze in 4 × 100 m free and silver in 8x50 m free.[10] She also attended the Island Games 1989 in the Faroe Islands.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Egholm, Sverri (14 November 2022). "Annika Olsen á tjóðveldislistanum" (in Faroese). dagur.fo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Egholm, Sverri (11 November 2022). "Annika Olsen meldað seg úr Fólkaflokkinum" (in Faroese). dagur.fo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ↑ amr.fo, ANNIKA OLSEN NÝGGJ LANDSSTÝRISKVINNA Í ALMANNAMÁLUM Archived February 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Annika Olsen nýggj landsstýriskvinna í almannamálum". Landsstýrið. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  5. ↑ Rana, Hallur av (9 September 2015). "Annika Olsen tikið seg úr Fólkaflokkinum" (in Faroese). In.fo. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Berthelsen, Áki (20 September 2015). "Annika Olsen tekur seg úr Framsókn!" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ kvf.fo - Eftir 145 dagar: Nú er hon aftur í Fólkaflokkinum, skrevet af Bjarni Mohr den 4. februar 2016.
  8. ↑ "Endaligt úrslit - 57 valstøð". Kringvarp Føroya. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ↑ tinganes.fo
  10. ↑ islandgames.net, 1991
  11. ↑ islandgames.net, 1989.
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