Óluva Elin Klettskarð (born 24 June 1965) is a Faroese schoolteacher and politician. She was a member of the Løgting from 2015 to 2019.
Óluvá Klettskarð | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 30 August 2008 – 15 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kristina Háfoss |
| Succeeded by | Helena Dam á Neystabø |
| Member of the Løgting | |
| In office 15 September 2015 – 16 September 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1965 Klaksvík, Faroe Islands |
| Political party | Republic (Tjóðveldi) |
| Spouse | Andras Sólstein |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career edit
Klettskarð was in Klaksvík on 24 June 1965, the daughter of Páll Klettskarð from Haraldssund and his wife Edith (born Stenberg) from Porkeri. The parents ran their own business in Klaksvík, and the father later became a fishing boat owner. From 1991 to 1996, she attended the University of the Faroe Islands, obtaining a degree in history and Nordic philology. Since 1997, she has been a teacher at Føroya Studentaskúli og HF-Skeið in Tórshavn.[1][2][3]
Political career edit
Klettskarð has been chairman of the main board of Republic (Tjóðveldi) and a member of the party's working committee.[4] She has been a member of the municipal council in Klaksvík from 2009 to 2016 and was a member of the Lagting for several election periods.[3] For two weeks in the autumn of 2008, she was Minister of Culture before Tjóðveldi left the government.[5] From 2015 to 2019, she was a member of the Lagting, whereas her cousin Sirið Stenberg served as Minister of Health.[3]
Personal life edit
Óluva is married to Andras Sólstein, and they have two sons: Páll Andrasson Klettskarð (b. 1990) who is a footballer, and Ári Andrasson Klettskarð (b. 2001).[3]
References edit
- ^ Klettskarð, Óluva (2002). "Konufólk á tingi". Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit (PDF) (in Faroese). Vol. 2. Tórshavn: Løgtingið. p. 166. ISBN 978-99918-966-5-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Óluva Klettskarð" (in Faroese). Tjóðveldi. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Óluva Klettskarð" (in Faroese). Tjóðveldi. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Starvsnevnd" (in Faroese). Tjóðveldi. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Føroya landsstýri síðan 1948" (in Faroese). Løgmansskrivstovan. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.