Jenis av Rana

Jenis Kristian av Rana (born 7 January 1953 in Trongisvágur) is a Faroese medical practitioner[1] and politician, serving as leader of the Centre Party since 2001. He has been elected to the Løgting (the Faroese parliament) since 1994 and has been parliamentary leader for his party since then. His strong social conservative beliefs, particularly towards LGBT rights, have made him a controversial figure in Faroese politics, especially when he refused a dinner invitation from the then-Icelandic prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir due to her sexuality.[2][3]

Jenis av Rana
Jenis av Rana
Leader of Centre Party
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byÁlvur Kirke
In office
1994–1997
Preceded byÁlvur Kirke
Succeeded byBill Justinussen
Member of the Løgting
Assumed office
1994
Personal details
Born7 January 1953
Trongisvágur, Faroe Islands
Political partyCentre Party (Miðflokkurin)

Background

Jenis av Rana is the son of Aslaug and Dánjal av Rana, former mayor of Tvøroyri. He is married and has three children. After finishing high school, he worked as a teacher in Tvøroyri and Froðba 1972–1974. He studied in Aarhus University and graduate in medicine in 1983. Jenis av Rana has been working as a medical practitioner in Tórshavn since 1995.[4] He is a preacher and radio host and board member of the Christian radio station Lindin,[5] which started to broadcast on 21 January 2001.[6]

References
  1. "Jenis av Rana" (in Faroese). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. Jónsson, Sigurður Mikael (7 September 2010). "Fordómafulli færeyski þingmaðurinn" (in Icelandic). dv.is. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. Brocklebank, Christopher (7 September 2010). "Faroe Islands MP refuses to dine with Iceland's gay prime minister and her partner". PinkNews. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. Dahl, Árni (2002). Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit (PDF) (in Faroese). 2. Tórshavn: Løgting. pp. 342–343. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. "Search Results for: jenis av rana" (in Faroese). Lindin. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. "Um Lindina" (in Faroese). Lindin. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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