Helena Dam á Neystabø (born 10 December 1955) is a Faroese Social Democratic politician. She has been served in the Lagting from 1990 to 2002, 2008 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019, has been a minister in three governments, and has been a member of the Tórshavn municipal council.
Helena Dam á Neystabø | |
|---|---|
 Neystabø as Minister of Culture | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 26 September 2008 – 14 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Kaj Leo Johannesen |
| Preceded by | Óluva Klettskarð |
| Succeeded by | Bjørn Kalsø |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 4 February 2008 – 26 September 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Jóannes Eidesgaard |
| Preceded by | Heðin Zachariasen |
| Succeeded by | Annika Olsen |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
| In office 15 May 1998 – 26 February 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Anfinn Kallsberg |
| Preceded by | Axel Nolsøe |
| Succeeded by | Sámal Petur í Grund |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helena Dam 10 December 1955 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | JF |
| Spouse | Kristian á Neystabø |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Biography
editNeystabø grew up in Copenhagen as the daughter of seminar teacher Ása Hátún and Atli Dam, the Faroese Social Democratic Prime Minister. Her grandfather Peter Mohr Dam was also Prime Minister. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old, and she moved to the Faroe Islands with her mother when she was 13 years of age. In 1981, she married director Kristian á Neystabø from Haldórsvík;[1] one of their children is musician Dánjal á Neystabø.[2]
Neystabø has a master's degree in German and Danish language and literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1983 and Master of Public Administration. After graduating, she has lived in the Faroe Islands, where she was first a high school teacher at Eysturoy, then a clerk in the Directorate of Education with responsibility for vocational training. In 1988, she was a consultant at Færøyenes skolebokforlag and in 1990, was general manager.[1] In 2012, she became principal at Føroya Handilsskúli.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Jacobsen, Randi (2003). "Helena Dam á Neystabø (1955–)". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Danjal.net". Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Johannesen, Johnsigurd (27 March 2012). "Helena nýggjur stjóri á Føroya Handilsskúla" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Patursson, Steinar (13 October 2015). "Steinbjørn Hardlei fyribilsstjóri á Handilsskúlanum". portal.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 28 July 2016.