Jørgen Niclasen

Jørgen Niclasen (born 17 January 1969 in Sørvágur) is a Faroese politician. He has been the leader of the Faroese People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) since 2007.

Jørgen Niclasen
Minister of Finance
In office 14 November 2011 – 15 September 2015
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Aksel V. Johannesen
Succeeded by	Kristina Háfoss
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 26 September 2008 – 19 January 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Høgni Hoydal
Succeeded by	Jacob Vestergaard
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 September 2019
Prime Minister	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Preceded by	Høgni Hoydal
In office 26 September 2008 – 19 January 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Høgni Hoydal
Succeeded by	Jacob Vestergaard
Leader of the People’s Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 August 2007
Preceded by	Anfinn Kallsberg
Minister of Fisheries
In office 14 December 1998 – 4 January 2003
Prime Minister	Anfinn Kallsberg
Preceded by	John Petersen
Succeeded by	Jacob Vestergaard
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-17) 17 January 1969 Sørvágur, Faroe Islands
Political party	Fólkaflokkurin

On 2 October 2008, he was officially appointed Kaj Leo Johannesen's Deputy Prime Minister, which he was until the 2011 Faroese parliamentary election. He was reelected and became the Minister of Finance in the Cabinet of Kaj Leo Johannesen II.

External links

• Jørgen Niclasen at the Prime Minister's Office (in Faroese) code: fao promoted to code: fo;
• Jørgen Niclasen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Faroese) code: fao promoted to code: fo;