Jógvan Heinason

Jógvan Heinason
Lawman of the Faroe Islands
In office 1572–1583
Preceded by	Guttormur Andrasson
Succeeded by	Ísak Guttormsson
Personal details
Born	1541 (1541)
Died	1602 (aged 60–61)
Nationality	Faroese
Relations	Magnus Heinason (half-brother)
Parent(s)	Heine Havreki (father) Herborg (mother)

Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602) was Lawman (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.

Jógvan Heinason was the son of the Norwegian priest Heine Havreki and a Faroese women, Herborg from Húsavík. The son of Jógvan Heinason's Norwegian step mother, and half brother, was the Faroe Islands' most famous seafarer, Magnus Heinason.

References

• G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne - fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982
• Løgtingið 150 - Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816) (PDF-Download)

Political offices
Preceded by Guttormur Andrasson	Lawman of the Faroe Islands 1572-1583	Succeeded by Ísak Guttormsson