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Poul Michelsen

Politician

Poul Michelsen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Poul Michelsen · بول ميكلسين · ポウル・ミケルセン · 保羅·米科爾森				[sources]
Other name	Poul Johan Sundberg Michelsen · بول ميكلسين · ポウル・ミケルセン · 保羅·米科爾森				[sources]
Birth date	1944-07-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Tórshavn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Country	Faroe Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Johan · Poul				[sources]
Last name	Michelsen · Sundberg				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1416571				[sources]
Position	Løgting (member, 2004-2008) · Løgting (member, 2008-2011) · Løgting (member, 2011-2015) · Løgting (member, 2015-) · Member of the Løgting (1984-1990) · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Faroese businessperson and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sólrun Michelsen Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Løgting	2002-01-01	2020-01-01
Member of the Løgting	2004

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,883

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Every Politician58,326

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,356

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Wikidata349,300

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