Kaj Leo Johannesen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kaj Leo Johannesen

Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 2008 until 2015 and former soccer and handball player

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1964

Place of Birth: Tórshavn, Tórshavnar, Faroe Islands

Profession: businessperson, politician, association football player, handball player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen (born 28 August 1964 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician.
He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin).
He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on 26 September 2008 and left office on 15 September 2015, after his party and coalition with Fólkaflokkurin and Miðflokkurin lost the general election on 1 September 2015.
Johannesen is also a former international football player; he was goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team.In the Faroese parliamentary elections, held on 29 October 2011 Kaj Leo Johannesen received 1979 personal votes.
This is the largest number of personal votes ever given to a Faroese parliament candidate.
He held this record until the general election 2015, when Aksel V.
Johannesen received 2405 personal votes.
At the same election Kaj Leo Johannesen received 603 personal votes.