Páll á Reynatúgvu

Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967, in Tórshavn), is a Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as speaker of the Faroese Parliament.[1] He was first elected in 1998, and again in 2002, when he assumed the position of Minister of Health and Social Affairs. After being re-elected in 2004, he became a member of the "Fíggjarnevndin" (Financial Committee of the Løgting).[2]

Páll á Reynatúgvu

Member of Faroese parliament 1998 –
Minister of Health and Social Affairs 2002 to 2004
Date of birth 26 July 1967
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Political Party Republican Party

Páll á Reynatúgvu

Páll á Reynatúgvu in 2012.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-07-26) 26 July 1967
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Playing position(s)	midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–2003	B71 Sandur	224	(55)
National team
1993	Faroe Islands	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

At the 2008 parliamentary elections á Reynatúgvu was not re-elected, but sat in parliament when Anita á Fríðriksmørk took maternity leave, and as his party was a part of the Landsstýri, he was next on the list to get a seat in the parliament.[3] Before Páll á Reynatúgvu was elected for the Løgting in 2011, he was president of the SEV, which provides the Faroe Islands with electricity. He had to quit this job, because the Faroese law does not allow a person to be a member of the Løgting and at the same time to be a member of a governmental owned institution or company.[4]

Football career

Páll á Reynatúgvu played for many years as a midfielder for his local football club, B71 Sandur.[5] For a few seasons, he also served as the team's captain. With his club, he won the Faroese League in 1989 and Faroese Cup 1993.

In 1993 Páll á Reynatúgvu played 5 matches for the Faroe Islands national football team,[6] four of which were 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with one friendly match.[7] In 1996/97 Páll á Reynatúgvu played two matches with B71 Sandur against APOEL Nicosia from Cyprus in the Champions League. Apoel Nicosia won both matches, but in the away match B71 took a 2-1 lead with goals from Eli Hentze and Páll á Reynatúgvu. APOEL F.C. won the match 4-2.[8]

References

1. Logting.fo, Tingmenn (A list of current Members of Løgtingið/The Faroese Parliament)
2. "Fíggjarnevndin". logting.fo. 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
3. "Páll á Reynatúgvu called upon to relieve Anitu á Fríðriksmørk". dimma.fo. 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008. (in Faroese)
4. Oyggjatíðindi, Páll á Reynatúgvu frá sum SEV-formaður (in Faroese)
5. His profile on Faroesoccer.com, which provides statistics about Faroese football players and matches.
6. Football.fo, Landsliðsleikarar 1988–2012 (List of all Faroese football players who have played for the Faroe Islands national team
7. Faroesoccer.com, in order to see statistics about his matches for the national team, chose the tag Landsdystir which means international matches (for the Faroe Islands).
8. Soccerandequipment.com, 23 July 2009: European Cup Preview, Champions League, EB/Streymur vs. Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus)

External links

• The Faroese Republican Party's Website (in Faroese)
• Páll á Reynatúgvu's profile on the Faroese Republican Party's website (in Faroese)
• His profile on Faroesoccer.com