Rigmor Dam

Rigmor Dam
Rigmor Dam, 2015
Minister of Culture
In office
15 September 2015 – 21 January 2019
Preceded byBjørn Kalsø
Member of Parliament
In office
29 October 2011 – 21 January 2019
Personal details
Born18 December 1971
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Political partySocial Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)

Rigmor Dam (born 18 December 1971)[1] is a Faroese politician and teacher, she has also been working as a journalist for the Faroese paper Sosialurin before she was elected to the Faroese parliament, the Løgting. She is the current Minister of Education, Research and Culture of the Faroe Islands.[2]

Political career

Dam was elected member of the Faroese parliament for Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) in 2011. At the 2015 elections she was re-elected. On 15 September 2015 she was elected Minister of Culture in the Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen.[2]

Member of standing committees of the Løgting 2011-15

  • Vice chairman for the Welfare Committee (Trivnaðarnevndin)[3]
  • Member of the Committee of Culture affairs (Mentanarnevndin)
  • Vice member of the Committee of Justice (Rættarnevndin)

Family

Rigmor Dam is the daughter of Durita og Bergur P. Dam,[1] her grandfather on her father's side, was former prime minister Peter Mohr Dam, former prime minister Atli Dam was her uncle and the politician Helena Dam á Neystabø is her cousin. Rigmor Dam is married to Arnbjørn Ó. Dalsgarð, a librarian, writer and one of two editors of the Faroese magazine Vencil.[4] They have three children: Bergur, Sára Maria and Rói.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rigmor Dam" (in Faroese). Javnaðarflokkurin. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Rana, Hallur av (15 September 2015). "Hetta er nýggja landsstýrið" (in Faroese). In.fo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ^ Logting.fo - Trivnaðarnevndin
  4. ^ bfl.fo - Arnbjørn Ó Dalsgarð