Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Bárður á Steig Nielsen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌbɔ͡ɑɹʊɹ ɔ͡ɑ ˈsta͡ɪ ˈnɪlsɛn]; born 16 April 1972) is a Faroese politician and businessman who serves as leader of the Union Party since 2015 and was prime minister from 2019 to 2022. He is also goalkeeper of the VÍF Vestmanna handball team and a former handball player of the Faroe Islands national team.
Bárður á Steig Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |
| In office 16 September 2019 – 22 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Deputy | Jørgen Niclasen Uni Rasmussen |
| Preceded by | Aksel V. Johannesen |
| Succeeded by | Aksel V. Johannesen |
| Leader of the Union Party | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kaj Leo Johannesen |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 February 2004 – 9 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Jóannes Eidesgaard |
| Preceded by | Karsten Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Magni Laksáfoss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1972 Vestmanna, Faroe Islands |
| Political party | Union |
| Spouse | Rakul Nielsen |
| Children | 4 |
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