Historical country records
Faeroe Islands historical timeline
Faeroe Islands
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1380 | part of Denmark | Leaders |
| 1655 | Danish king gives the islands as a feudal estate to the von Gabel family | Leaders |
| 1709 | Danish crown again takes possession | Leaders |
| 1720 | administered as part of Iceland | Leaders |
| 1776 | administered as part of Sjælland county | Leaders |
| 1816 | Faeroe Islands become separate county | Leaders |
| 1940 - 1945 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1 Apr 1948 | self-government | Leaders |
| 1671 - 21 Jun 1708 | Frederik von Gabel | Governor |
| 1709 - 1720 | Committee - Jørgen Kristian Klein (to 1715) - Didrik Markussen (from 1715) - Rasmus Juel - Samuel Pedersen | Governor |
| 1776 - 1787 | Henrik Adam Brockenhuus | Prefects of Sjælland |
| 1787 - 1790 | Gregers Kristian von Haxthausen | Prefects of Sjælland |
| 1790 - 1802 | Johan Heinrich Knuth | Prefects of Sjælland |
| 1802 - 1810 | Frederik Hauch | Prefects of Sjælland |
| 1810 - 1816 | Verner Jasper Andreas Moltke | Prefects of Sjælland |
| 1816 - 1825 | Emilius Marius Georgius Løbner | Prefects |
| 1825 - 1830 | Ludvig Christian Tillisch | Prefects |
| 1830 - 1837 | Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch | Prefects |
| 1837 - 1849 | Christian Pløyen | Prefects |
| 1849 - 1862 | Carl Emil Dahlerup | Prefects |
| 1862 - 1871 | Peter Holten | Prefects |
| 1871 - 1885 | Hannes Christian Steingrim Finsen | Prefects |
| 1885 - 1897 | Lorens Høyer Buchwaldt | Prefects |
| 1897 - 1911 | Christian Bærentsen | Prefects |
| 1911 - 1918 | Svenning Krag Nielsen Rytter | Prefects |
| 1918 - 1920 | Victor Stahlschmidth | Prefects |
| 1920 - 1929 | Elias Olrik | Prefects |
| 1929 - 1936 | Hjalmar Ringberg | Prefects |
| 1936 - 1945 | Carl Aage Hilbert | Prefects |
| 1945 - 1948 | Cai A. Vagn-Hansen | Prefects |
| 1948 - 1954 | Cai A. Vagn-Hansen | High commissioners |
| 1954 - 1961 | Niels Elkær-Hansen | High commissioners |
| 1961 - 1972 | Mogens Wahl | High commissioners |
| 1972 - 1981 | Leif Groth | High commissioners |
| 1981 - 1988 | Niels Bentsen | High commissioners |
| 1988 - 1995 | Bent Klinte | High commissioners |
| 1995 - 1 Nov 2001 | Vibeke Larsen (f) | High commissioners |
| 1 Nov 2001 - 1 Aug 2005 | Birgit Kleis (f) | High commissioners |
| 1 Aug 2005 - 1 Jan 2008 | Søren Christensen | High commissioners |
| 1 Jan 2008 - | Dan M. Knudsen | High commissioners |
| 1679 - 1706 | Jóhan Hendrik Weyhe | Løgmenn |
| 1706 - 1755 | Sámal Pætursson | Løgmenn |
| 1755 - 1769 | Hanus Jákupsson Debes | Løgmenn |
| 1769 - 1772 | Thorkild Fieldsted | Løgmenn |
| 1772 - 1786 | Jacob Hveding | Løgmenn |
| 1786 - 1805 | Johan Michael Lund | Løgmenn |
| 1805 - 1816 | Jørgen Frants Hammershaimb | Løgmenn |
| 12 May 1948 - 15 Dec 1950 | Andrass Samuelsen | Prime ministers |
| 15 Dec 1950 - 9 Jan 1959 | Kristian Djurhuus (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jan 1959 - 4 Jan 1963 | Petur Mohr Dam (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 4 Jan 1963 - 12 Jan 1967 | Hákun Djurhuus | Prime ministers |
| 12 Jan 1967 - 19 Nov 1968 | Petur Mohr Dam (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 19 Nov 1968 - 12 Dec 1970 | Kristian Djurhuus (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 12 Dec 1970 - 5 Jan 1981 | Atli P. Dam (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 5 Jan 1981 - 10 Jan 1985 | Pauli Ellefsen | Prime ministers |
| 10 Jan 1985 - 18 Jan 1989 | Atli P. Dam (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 18 Jan 1989 - 15 Jan 1991 | Jógvan Sundstein | Prime ministers |
| 15 Jan 1991 - 18 Jan 1993 | Atli P. Dam (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 18 Jan 1993 - 15 Sep 1994 | Marita Petersen (f) | Prime ministers |
| 15 Sep 1994 - 15 May 1998 | Edmund Joensen | Prime ministers |
| 15 May 1998 - 3 Feb 2004 | Anfinn Kallsberg | Prime ministers |
| 3 Feb 2004 - | Jóannes Eidesgaard | Prime ministers |