Jógvan Skorheim

Jógvan Skorheim (born 16 June 1982 in Klaksvík) is a Faroese businessman and politician, serving as the leader of the Self-Government (Sjálvstýri) political party since 9 April 2015.

He has been a member of the town council of Klaksvík since 1 January 2009, and deputy mayor, chairman of Culture Affairs, deputy chairman of Finance Committee and member of Technical Committee from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2012.

Since 1 January 2013 he is the mayor of Klaksvík representing Self-Government Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin), together with Tjóðveldi and Javnaðarflokkurin.

Højgaard was minister of internal affairs, and Skorheim took seat in the parliament from 14 November 2011 until 31 December 2012, this period he was member of the Commerce Committee.

Three weeks after Skorheim was elected as mayor of Klaksvík on 1 January 2013, he took leave from the parliament from 22 January 2013, instead Kristianna Winther Poulsen took seat in the Løgting for six months,[2] after that Skorheim took seat again in the Løgting.