Annika Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Annika Olsen

Faroese politician

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1975

Place of Birth: Tórshavn, Tórshavnar, Faroe Islands

Profession: teacher, politician, swimmer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Annika Olsen

  • Annika Olsen (born 13 March 1975, in Tórshavn, grew up in Vágur) and 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.
  • Annika Olsen has an MA in Nordic languages and literature with a supplementary subject in religion.
  • 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 parties candidates.
  • Eight days after the election, Olsen who had received 961 personal votes, left the People's Party, which means that the party lost one member and now has 5 parliament members.
  • 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 regret her decision and left Progress and also said she would not be the chairman of the Fiscal committee.
  • She needed some time alone with her family and took leave from the parliament.
  • She asked the people who elected her to forgive her, she had had too little time to think before she joined another party.On 4 February 2016 she became a member of the People's Party again.

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