Kaj Leo Johannesen
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen (born 28 August 1964 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin). He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on 26 September 2008 and left office on 15 September 2015, after his party and coalition with Fólkaflokkurin and Miðflokkurin lost the general election on 1 September 2015. Johannesen is also a former international football player; he was goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team.
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| Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 September 2008 – 15 September 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Margrethe II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Jørgen Niclasen Jacob Vestergaard Aksel V. Johannesen Annika Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jóannes Eidesgaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aksel V. Johannesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 August 1964 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Union Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jórun Bærendsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Faroese parliamentary elections, held on 29 October 2011 Kaj Leo Johannesen received 1979 personal votes. This is the largest number of personal votes ever given to a Faroese parliament candidate. He held this record until the general election 2015, when Aksel V. Johannesen received 2405 personal votes. At the same election Kaj Leo Johannesen received 603 personal votes.