Aksel V. Johannesen

Aksel V. Johannesen
Aksel V. Johannesen in 2015
Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Monarchs	Margrethe II Frederik X
Deputy	Høgni Hoydal
Preceded by	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
In office 15 September 2015 – 16 September 2019
Monarch	Margrethe II
Deputy	Høgni Hoydal
Preceded by	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Succeeded by	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 March 2011
Preceded by	Jóannes Eidesgaard
Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
In office 6 April 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Jacob Vestergaard
Succeeded by	Annika Olsen
Minister of Finance
In office 21 February 2011 – 14 November 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Jóannes Eidesgaard
Succeeded by	Jørgen Niclasen
Minister of Health
In office 16 July 2009 – 21 February 2011
Prime Minister	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Preceded by	Hans Pauli Strøm
Succeeded by	John Johannessen
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2011
Personal details
Born	Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (1972-11-08) 8 November 1972 (age 52) Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Political party	Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)
Spouse	Katrin Apol
Children	3
Parent(s)	Johild and Vilhelm Johannesen
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Association football career Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1989–1995 KÍ Klaksvík 38 (3) Total 38 (3) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a Faroese lawyer and politician for the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) and the current prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to 2019.^[1] He is a former footballer.