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Høgni Hoydal

Politician

Høgni Hoydal 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	Høgni Hoydal · Хёгни Хойдаль · هايخنى هيدال · هايخني هيدال · ヘグニ・ホイダル · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Hogni Hoydal · Høgni Karsten Hoydal · Хойдаль, Хёгни · هايخني هيدال · ヘグニ・ホイダル · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	亨利·豪杜				[sources]
Birth date	1966-03-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Copenhagen				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Denmark · Faroe Islands				[sources]
Country	Denmark · Faroe Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	hogni.hoydal@ft.dk				[sources]
First name	Høgni				[sources]
Last name	Hoydal				[sources]
Website	facebook.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q567780				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1998-2003) · Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2008-2008) · Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2015-2019) · Deputy Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2022-) · Folketing (member, 2005-2007) · 13 more...				[sources]
Education	Roskilde University (1988-1994)				[sources]
Source link	www.ft.dk				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Faroese politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kjartan Hoydal Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Folketing	2005-02-08	2007-11-12
Minister of Trade and Industry of the Faroe Islands	2022-12-22

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