Kaj Leo Johannesen
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| Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 26 September 2008 – 15 September 2015 |
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| Monarch | Margrethe II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Annika Olsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jóannes Eidesgaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aksel V. Johannesen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
28 August 1964 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
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| Political party | Union Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jórun Bærendsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association football career
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| Full name | Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen | ||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–2004 | HB Tórshavn | 299 | (0) |
| Total | 299 | (0) | |
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| 1991–1992 | Faroe Islands | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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.
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.
Kaj Leo Johannesen was a member of the City Council of Tórshavn 1997-2000, representing the Faroese Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin).
Kaj Leo Johannesen was a football goalkeeper and received 4 full international caps for the Faroes. He made his debut as a half-time substitute in a Euro 1992 qualifying game against eventual winners Denmark in Landskrona, Sweden, which served as Faroes' home ground during their very first international qualifying tournament. He played all 90 minutes in his other international matches, including the first ever competitive game, played on the Faroes, on 3 June 1992 at Svangaskarð, Toftir against Belgium in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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