Poul Michelsen | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 30 April 2002 – March 2020 | |
| Constituency | Suðurstreymoy |
| Minister of Trade and Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 September 2015 – September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Aksel V. Johannesen |
| Preceded by | Johan Dahl |
| Succeeded by | Jenis av Rana (Foreign Affairs) / Helgi Abrahamsen (Trade) |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1984–1990 | |
| Mayor of Tórshavn | |
| In office 1981–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Petur Christiansen |
| Succeeded by | Lisbeth L. Petersen |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2002–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1944 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Political party | Progress (Framsókn) |
| Spouse | Sólrún Michelsen (née Midjord) |
Poul Johan Sundberg Michelsen (born 22 July 1944 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese business man and former politician. He was the leader of Progress (Framsókn), which he and others established in 2011. Before the establishment of Progress, he was a member of People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin). In March 2020 he chose to leave the Parliament and ending his political career after struggling with sequelae of a stroke for some months.[1]
- ^ Bertholdsen, Áki (6 March 2020). "Takkar fyri seg í politikki – tað hevur verið ein góð tíð". in.fo. Sosialurin. Retrieved 15 December 2020.