Jóngerð Jensina Purkhús (born 1937) is a Faroese politician and feminist who has been an active member of the Republic Party.
This no doubt led to Purkhús' interest in nationalism and her decision to study political science.
She then succeeded in passing the matriculation examination which allowed her to start reading political science at the University of Copenhagen while working at the Social Research Institute and as a medical assistant for the elderly.
After working for an accounting firm, she returned to the Faroes in 1975 taking up a governmental post where she oversaw the transfer of the Danish postal service to a Faroese entity.
She remained in the Løgting for a number of years as a member of the Republic party before she withdrew from politics.